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knack

[nak] / næk /


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Its author, Gail Crowther, has a knack for finding new angles on unhappy literary women, including Dorothy Parker, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She could turn her knack for apartment hunting into something more.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

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

It means a better-than-average knack for doing something.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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