dexterity

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“Ready or Not 2” and “They Will Kill You” supply their characters with almost inhuman agency and dexterity because they reflect a moment when the viewer desperately wishes they could have those things, too.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

She believes that “high-skilled work” that requires the “motion and dexterity of our hands” is still essential for the likes of construction workers, electricians and child-care workers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

New research published Thursday in the journal Science details how the whiskers that cover an elephant's trunk have unique properties that lend the largest land mammals remarkable dexterity.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Today editor Owenna Griffiths described Rajan as an "exceptional talent with a rare combination of intellectual dexterity, impressive breadth of interest and a brilliant sense of humour".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Each time, Bear, with great dexterity, seemed to offer him the mazer, but at the last moment, tossed it high.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi