the wiser
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Taking the slower route of chipping away at your debt with your income, rather than your retirement savings, is the wiser option here.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Unfortunately, their remarks have left global markets none the wiser.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Another described how their dog had undergone numerous blood tests and scans: "At the end of the treatment we were none the wiser about her illness and we were presented with a bill of £13,000."
From BBC ● Jan. 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
This Sarai knew from years of perching on sleeping faces, and not from Feral who, though he had begun to shave, could go days between with no one the wiser.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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