resourceful

as in skilled
able to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems a resourceful leader

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Recent Examples of resourceful In Chinese mythology, snakes are thought to be sensitive, resourceful, introverted and wise, according to ChineseNewYear.net. Brett Tingley, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025 Home Sharing By The Numbers As buyers and renters look for affordable living options, more are forced into being resourceful with new practices like househacking or renting out part of their home to offset monthly costs. Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 For Williams, the call was a critical lesson in how to be empathetic and resourceful in the face of despair. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025 And once again, Ukraine and its 37.7 million good-humored, industrious and resourceful people are left out in the cold. Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for resourceful
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  • This three-hour experience is led by a skilled guide who will keep you safe, take photographs, and give you detailed information about the bridge and surrounding areas along the way.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On Via Montenapoleone, the store’s façade features arched windows crafted by skilled Murano glassmaker Venini.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Untangling a relationship with SpaceX Some of the most intelligent questions came from US Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
  • So, what's so special about these little beauties, enough that protecting their honor drives a young video game journalist to kill his friend as retribution for crimes committed against their tiny artificially intelligent souls?
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • The lingo, the faces, the concerns – all seemed, if not entirely authentic, then at least clever enough to create some backstage buzz.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Just make sure your clever solution doesn’t create additional fire hazards i.e. don’t hide cords under a rug.
    Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • But now big-name promoters are finding ingenious ways to infuse modern-day Carnival fetes with the spiritual ritual that is Carnival.
    Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Which is why this 4-Ingredient Boursin Pasta is so ingenious.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • Obstacles to home ownership left Black families poorer and less educated than whites, disparities that helped to drive lower rates of voter turnout among Blacks in southern states than in the rest of the country until the 1990s, and lower turnout than whites until the 2008 election.
    Made by History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Through collaboration, everyone from vets to pet parents can start embracing AI for better pet health outcomes: getting rid of Dr. Google, anxiety and moving toward a more educated and conscious way to treat pets and their diseases and needs.
    Massimiliano Melis, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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  • That warrants definite watching to see if yet another brilliant scheme by Kyle and Kamilla can take hold.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force, expert criminal Coltrane Wilder (Noel), meets an immovable object, brilliant police detective Isaiah Stiles (Law).
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • Make sure to use politeness while prompting, though do not go overboard and be judicious in such wording.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The district now appears to be more judicious in imposing long-term removals, reserving them for serious, potentially dangerous infractions.
    Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2025
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  • Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialized the production, sale and dissemination of bogus scholarly research.
    Cyril Labbé, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Federal law prohibits universities from discussing individual students' disciplinary records, but the University takes these violations of our rules and scholarly norms seriously.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025

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