deftly
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The writer deftly moves from the hypothetical to the personal in this short poem from 1863 about grief and the lingering presence of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
How was this country legend able to walk the line so deftly?
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The view changes as the ship’s pilots deftly navigate worlds — or at least try to — like the metropolis of Coruscant and the deserts of Tatooine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Clad in pink and purple and wielding a pink power drill, Liu Xingyun, founder of Shero, deftly took an air conditioner to bits when AFP accompanied her on a recent home visit.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
She deftly rolled the hems a few times so I could stand.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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