finesse
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Whatever the risks of his speechifying, you had to admire — here in our age of political infotainment — the natural finesse with which Springsteen threaded his prepared rhetoric into Tuesday’s set.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
It is a sparsely orchestrated and fluidly sung collection that connects cowboy narratives, old and new, with finesse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
"Top drawer. Changed the game for them. A winger that wants to beat his man and deliver with a mix of speed and finesse," said ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
In their briefings, government lawyers finesse a sanitized version into a clean narrative of law-abiding responsibility.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026
I guess he doesn’t believe I will Get It and sometimes I’m not so sure either but Mrs. Brook is confident so I’m going to keep working on my finesse.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
Vocabulary lists containing finesse
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