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agile

[aj-uhl, -ahyl] / ˈædʒ əl, -aɪl /


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If you keep hearing that your organization seeks “quick, agile, imaginative, technically proficient” staffers, that’s a potential red flag.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

"This suggests Kank may have been an active fisher, contrasting with common portrayal of raptors as agile terrestrial predators, like Velociraptor from the Northern Hemisphere."

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

But Ms. Pike is terrific, as are Ms. Shaw, Mr. Dance and Mr. Baron Cohen, an agile comedian in a production that isn’t particularly taxing, except as regards our expectations for fully original comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Swinney said he had put together a "leaner, more agile government".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

When we went out on the lake I watched them in the water, especially Abu and Tseko, who were the most agile swimmers.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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