delicacy
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His family has trawled for their livelihoods here since 1918, and Koman's company still keeps live eels for smoking - a traditional Dutch delicacy - and supplying high-end restaurants across the country.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
She retains the delicacy of the instrumentation, but introduces a gorgeous complexity that, in someone else’s hands, would be too much, but here, simply enhances the vocal delivery.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
And the creator of the video is not known for his delicacy or tact.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026
Agnes’s affection for Peter—her need for him as a protector against both her violent ex-husband and the loneliness engulfing her—is conveyed with a moving delicacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Then transpired my confusion, for I wore them, and knew not how with delicacy to change my dress with the ladies present.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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