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dexterity

[dek-ster-i-tee] / dɛkˈstɛr ɪ ti /


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The company has already secured orders for a new version of Digit that it is developing, which should have finer dexterity to move smaller objects and incorporate higher safety standards, according to Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Early is so certain of everything he wants his debut film to be, and executes those desires with such consistent dexterity and style that watching “Maddie’s Secret” is akin to seeing someone win the lottery.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

"For its honesty, power and storytelling dexterity, our 2026 winner will also be one of the most important."

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

As the Quanta X1 Pro's clothes folding demonstrated, robots still can't match human dexterity.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

He could handle a basketball with remarkable dexterity for one who had abandoned the court so long ago.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The crusty paint on ragged burlap, the blurred and bulbous shapes, can only be made to look tragic within the context of Klee's earlier dexterities.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dexterities of subtle logic rarely stir the hearts of the people, or convince them.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

In truth, it was beautiful to see such clear, almost childlike simplicity of heart coexisting with the finished dexterities, and long experiences, of a man of the world.

From On the Choice of Books by Thomas Carlyle

At all events, the showy dexterities of the Dores and Gilberts prove nothing to the contrary.

From The Library by Andrew Lang

Discipline, the dexterities of strategy, an enlightened courage, and the tremendous force of esprit de corps were alike nullified.

From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree




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