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deft

[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

The director, Antoine Fuqua, a maestro of action thrillers such as “The Equalizer” trilogy, is surprisingly deft with the musical sequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

No matter how deft your footwork there's always someone who wants to put you through hoops.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

With a deft twist of the ulo, she cut off a slice and savored each bite of this, the most nourishing part of the animal.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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