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Examples
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As luck would have it, in among the predictable deluge of smart-alec responses pertaining to Glasgow rivals Celtic and Rangers were some genuinely intriguing responses.
The Knowledge | Football teams for religion | Barry Glendenning 2011
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There were smart-alec animals, girls in their underwear, bloody fights, talky conspiracies, and always, too much time spent waiting for the viewer to load.
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Do you intend to market your books to smart-alec high school students?
Page One of My Next Book, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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There were smart-alec animals, girls in their underwear, bloody fights, talky conspiracies, and always, too much time spent waiting for the viewer to load.
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And never forget, more Bushes wait in the wings: Jeb (always the family favorite), pompous George P., smart-alec young Pierce and a raft of other entitled trust-fund brats. —
The Political Revival of George Herbert Walker Bush - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Grow up people – act like an adult instead of a smart-alec dweeb.
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I saw some smart-alec posting an argument about a nursing mother not having time to be VP.
Apollo's Daughter :: Sarah Palin apollosdtr 2008
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I saw some smart-alec posting an argument about a nursing mother not having time to be VP.
Apollo's Daughter :: September 10th, 2008 apollosdtr 2008
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He came across as a smart-alec snarky intellectual with that comment.
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He came across as a smart-alec snarky intellectual with that comment.
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