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McVay’s “positivity,” his ability to make complicated concepts understandable and his knack for creating mismatches, helped fuel Reed’s development.

Largely ignored by his parents, he failed to develop normal social skills, but as compensation of a sort, in Mr. Margolick’s words, “with distance came a knack for scrutinizing and mimicking other people.”

The idea for “One Hand Clapping” grew out of an introductory biology course that Mr. Kukushkin teaches at New York University, and he’s clearly developed a knack for keeping undergraduates awake.

Mr. Schumer had a knack for identifying issues that appealed to middle-class suburban voters.

For some Labour MPs, he demonstrated a nimbleness and knack for communication they only wish the Prime Minister shared.