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“We hear the VP views Schmitt as trustworthy, intelligent, articulate and a deft political operator,” VandeHei wrote.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

And it concludes, in another deft turn, as a poignant character study.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Nadira Goffe praises Lanterns’ deft portrayal of the Black American experience.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Joao Pedro: Opened the scoring after 31 seconds with a deft finish over Leno.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

He wipes the screen with his sleeve and navigates with deft fingers to our mother’s first journal entry.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Andrew Bayliss, the author of “Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower,” is a defter writer than Xenophon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

In between the defter displays, Johnny Rockett, the clown, lampoons various circus skills.

From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

Even defter is Terrance Fleming’s channeling of a hippie Orsino, who lounges on cushions in the center of the in-the-round stage.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2021

Whatever one may wonder about Özil’s motivations, he has shown a defter touch on social media than most of his teammates have managed on the pitch since the season began.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 30, 2020

A defter hand than his had retouched it here and there, but for all that it remained his very own.

From The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck

The online blurb says the book is a "darkly humorous novel that uses the deftest touch to draw a thread through the lives of Welsh farmers, city accountants, Indian hoteliers and Eisteddfod mums".

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” is the deftest revival of a dead franchise I’ve seen in a long time, and “Dune: Prophecy” is an elegant extension of a cinematic phenomenon.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024

Jay Roach’s movie follows the tribulations—and exhausted triumphs—of Dalton Trumbo, one of the deftest of American screenwriters.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 9, 2015

Diego Valeri introduced himself with the deftest of touches against New York Red Bulls last week, as he scored a wonderful goal within 15 minutes of kicking off his first competitive Timbers game.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2013

Their deftest of tricks to their least She gathered in watch as she worked.

From Poems — Volume 2 by George Meredith