aptness
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While offensive lineman Dylan Parham has plenty of upsides, offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo might look to address the Raiders’ third-round pick’s aptness for false-start penalties.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
Like many who encounter the variety, Masabni also delights in the aptness of its name.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
However, having worked past startlement, not to say consternation, most will acknowledge the peculiar aptness of Farrell’s approach.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2019
The Moldovan-born violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, this year’s music director, had selected her programs long before December, but they spoke with eerie aptness to a town that had faced an apocalypse.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018
But the aptness of the cliched saying is overshadowed by the nature of the saying as a cliche.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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