forte

Mehta said that the case required him to “gaze into a crystal ball and look to the future,” something he felt was “no judge’s forte.”

Though Hanawalt says backgrounds are not her forte, she had a vision of what she saw for the world and started drawing houses and buildings that resembled those they grew up in.

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

“And we do expect to get updates, but that’s not our forte.”

The vice president’s forte is the big set piece — a major speech, a congressional hearing — where the climate is controlled.