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a novelist of surprising sagacity considering his youthfulness
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Yet Schrader seems insensitive to the sorrow and sagacity that John Huston made palpable in his adaptation of Under the Volcano by another Canadian author, Malcolm Lowery.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
For decades, Americans believed that the various democratic safeguards rooted in the court system, the media, and civic norms allowed the country to navigate federal-state tensions with sagacity.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Over the centuries and across cultures, it’s symbolized everything from sagacity to black magic.
—New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Where’s the heroic sagacity of For Queen and Country, Malcolm X, Remember the Titans, The Manchurian Candidate, Fences, Roman J. Israel, Esq., or even Macbeth?
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
For decades, Americans believed that the various democratic safeguards rooted in the court system, the media, and civic norms allowed the country to navigate federal-state tensions with sagacity.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Over the centuries and across cultures, it’s symbolized everything from sagacity to black magic.
—New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Where’s the heroic sagacity of For Queen and Country, Malcolm X, Remember the Titans, The Manchurian Candidate, Fences, Roman J. Israel, Esq., or even Macbeth?
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023
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“Sagacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sagacity. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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