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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

“Thank you,” I say, and he looks at my drawings, picking them up by the corners with his deft, bitten fingers.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

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

Ensuring that a spectator relates to all of these characters and events requires a defter hand than either Sanders or Goldman displays.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2015

I never in my life saw a handier man at his tools or a defter at devices of all kinds.

From Marjorie by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy

The skill with which Friedan connects the dots between the subjugation of intelligent, educated women and the ruthless, calculated mind-numbing agenda of consumerism turns out to be her deftest move.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

I remember late in the day on the windswept Friday standing behind the 14th green as he conjured the deftest of chips to get up and down from another missed green.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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

The Romance is in rondo form with love-lorn iteration of themes and intermezzo, and deftest broidery, the whole ending, after a graceful Recollection, in a bliss of harmony.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Rupert Hughes