gifted
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John Coltrane, who practiced incessantly, obsessed with self-improvement, was a gifted American trying to find his home on the range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar to serve as Donald Trump's presidential jet experienced a takeoff delay Wednesday as inspectors checked one of its inflatable slides used for emergency evacuations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
“It’s incredible for Ruby to be clicking this fast at a new position. As for Brooklyn, she’s so gifted at reading the quarterback. She had two pick-sixes at the Ventura Showcase.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
As Mourinho left the press conference, an Italian journalist stood up and gifted him a small garden sprinkler, wrapped in a bow.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Born into a life of sumptuous privilege–his grandfathers were dukes, respectively, of Devonshire and Kent–he was the most gifted English scientist of his age, but also the strangest.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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