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Keen insight and an ability to perceive what others may miss.

noun

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perspicacity

Her perspicacity helped her recognize the flaw in a persuasive argument.
Dictionary practice example.
At a furniture workshop, Eleni showed perspicacity when she noticed that fresh paint concealed an uneven repair on a donated desk.
From A Closer Look at the Old Desk.
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