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clear-headed

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adjective

  1. mentally alert; sensible; judicious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The procedure is short - usually under an hour - and demands a particularly swift, "clear-headed" recovery.

From BBC Nov. 24, 2025

He seems fairly clear-headed about his tenuous grasp on life, but Numa nonetheless encourages him to keep the faith.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2024

"Our paper explains why and how building cooperative governance at the global scale is different, and helps researchers and policymakers be more clear-headed about how to work toward global solutions," says Waring.

From Science Daily Jan. 2, 2024

A former general who worked with Munir described him as "clear-headed".

From Reuters Nov. 24, 2022

Between the life jackets, partially, as if through some leaves, I had my first, unambiguous, clear-headed glimpse of Richard Parker.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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