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ably

adverb as in capably

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His sprightly text, ably translated from the French by Arielle Aaronson, may crack a smile on even the most stone-faced among us.

Mr. Rebello’s book ably covers every aspect of the film’s making, dwelling at length on its barely disguised queer subtext and sounding a note of empathy in its portrait of Walker, a gifted but tragically unlucky man who found his greatest role only to die weeks after the film’s release following a reaction to medication.

Mr. Weissmann ably delivered questions designed to set history straight.

Serhii Plokhy’s “The Nuclear Age” ably presents the variability of political, military and ethical considerations that have been central to decision makers since the dawn of the atomic era in the 1940s.

Maud Muir was immense, while Kelsey Clifford filled in ably for the injured Hannah Botterman at loose-head, bashing over for two tries.

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