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[deft] / dɛft /


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Within those decades, there wasn’t just deft marketing campaigns and organic interest growth that raised American pistachio’s profile — there was punitive foreign policy on the world’s then-top pistachio producer.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

And as an accomplished narrative filmmaker and documentarian, Loznitsa unveils deft homages to Jacques Tati and Roy Andersson, deadpan directors who reduce human behavior to its base movements.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A smart kick from Smith switched play to Tom Roebuck, and the Sale wing showed deft footwork to scamper in on the stroke of half-time.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

In a few deft strokes, Ms. Touzani, who also wrote the script with Nabil Ayouch, makes it painfully obvious that Clara wouldn’t be making such a decision if she didn’t have to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

On the chopping board in front of her she’s cutting more, with a paring knife, her large hands deft, indifferent.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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