delicately

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The paint is splotchy in places and the photographs are pinned delicately to a dark surface, their edges curling, giving the overall installation a textured materiality.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Parla says that, to an extent, the city of Gorizia has built their economy around the Rosa di Gorizia; a crisp and delicately bitter radicchio variety known for its rose-like appearance and intense cultivation process.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

However, the sense from some in golf is that the situation is delicately poised.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

And in the past two years, Starship has experienced several uncrewed test-flight failures, sometimes delicately referred to as “rapid unscheduled disassembly.”

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Pluto Noak wound the thread in, then delicately tugged.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell