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forte

[fawrt, fohrt, fawr-tey] / fɔrt, foʊrt, ˈfɔr teɪ /


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“His forte is listening,” Cooke, the biographer, said of Lesch, whose polite, unassuming manner reflects an adult life spent mostly in San Antonio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The odds are stacked against Musetti, who is into the last eight at Melbourne for the first time, with clay and grass his usual forte.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Speed and convenience are the coffeehouse’s forte, which is underscored by its “grab-and-go” model and lack of indoor seating.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2025

"It became apparent very quickly that his forte was on the training ground. The training ground is his domain."

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

Bertie is a whiz at checkers, but backgammon is not his forte.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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