adept
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He painted his first portrait at age 14 and was adept also in pastels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Though “Backrooms” and Parsons are adept at creating dread and building worlds, that same principle of complexity is rarely applied to the film’s characters.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
This week heading into Thursday is printing a doji, which is adept at signaling potential trend changes from the prevailing direction.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
But while Chinese companies appear to be adept at building the bodies of these robots, many are still working on programming the brains of their new creations.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Glassmakers became adept at turning out ever larger sheets of plate glass.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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