Word: outsmarting
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...with astonishment and dismay last week when they received back from three Manhattan art establishments several unopened packages of prints by noted artists. Other such shipments had been similarly returned of late, and now members of the Print Sellers' Association of Great Britain realize two things: i) They cannot outsmart the U. S. print-dealers; 2) U. S. print-lovers have grown so appreciative of the work of their fellow countrymen that U. S. dealers can be independent of British, if not of all foreign artists, in black-and-whites...
Others fancied it was a case where a smartchart had been put to it to outsmart its smart advertisements, of which the October vanity fair had 65 pages ahead of the text and 58 pages behind...
...politician who has had stamina enough really to survive the war. Last week his energy and fire easily surpassed that of any rival; and both Laborites and Conservatives were in deadly fear lest the man who won in 1918 by promising to "Hang the Kaiser!" should hornswoggle the country, outsmart everyone in post-election bar gaining, and by hook or crook achieve the Prime Ministry once more...
...Sinclair helped fix the standard type of U. S. oil-boom promoters. His energy was tremendous. His big smile and loud, harshly good-natured laugh would persuade strong men to work and inspire other gamblers' confidence. But, if necessary, Harry Sinclair could drive strong men to work and outsmart the money fellows. He was, and still is, as shrewd as they come in the whole shrewd oil game. His big laugh and heavy hand are the foils of a cunning mind...