the wiser
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Unfortunately, their remarks have left global markets none the wiser.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
I felt none the wiser for having enjoyed them, but I was thrilled while it lasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
One in which he is no longer precociously young, but not yet old — and all the wiser for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
They can take ceremonial photographs, have them published in local Korean papers, and Min’s other grandparent will remain none the wiser until the day he dies.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
Here we are all talking about who's got it and who hasn't, and we're none the wiser about what we're talking about.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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