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knack

[nak] / næk /


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He developed power and a knack for hitting balls over El Camino Real’s left-field fence during batting practice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

A music man in his own right, McCartney’s father exerted a prodigious influence on The Beatles’ knack for ranging far and wide when it came to generic considerations.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

He at turns kept a bear and an alligator as pets, was adamantly anti-religion, and, as he admitted himself, had a knack for putting his foot in his mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Ramaswamy burst onto the national political scene in 2023 as a neophyte with a knack for using social media and podcast appearances to bolster his image.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

After ten minutes I get the knack of tossing the pan so that the pancakes which are done on one side sail up, turn in the air and are caught again as they come down.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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