If you can wind it or weave it then you can certainly spin it into a cable.

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As tempted as you may be to weave an elaborate yarn explaining your absence, the truth is your smartest route.

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Make them succinct and snappy and rehearse them so you can be sure to weave them into the conversation in a confident way.

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Weave it together and you recognize that companies need to become adaptive, innovation machines.

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If you're looking for something lighter in the summer, try tropical wool, which has a looser weave that allows more air to flow through the fabric, keeping you cool.

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If you think about it, all great corporate brands weave together a cohesive intentional story.

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Overall, street smarts also requires that you can put all these things together for problem solving, and to dodge and weave effectively through the risky business streets.

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