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Craftily they timed their protest to occur before the new season's crops were harvested, when people were hungry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Craftily, the Chancellor then turned around and invited the opposition Socialists to join him for "preliminary talks."

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Craftily, Mack did not start with either Grove or Walberg, but began the series with his old spitballer Howard Ehmke.

From Time Magazine Archive

Craftily the Finns fought their retreating battle, leaving small rear-guard detachments to hold up the advance while their main force fell back in good order.

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Craftily lowering her eyes, and casting a side-long glance at the old man, she replied: "And by whom, then, am I to swear?"

From The Day of Wrath by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)