knack
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Huang “has shown a unique knack for networking with the world’s ultra-elite—a rare skill in a sea of nerds,” said Ryan Fedasiuk, a senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
They also have a knack for winning over their handlers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Bobby Grace, a veteran prosecutor who has worked with McKinney for decades, said he had a knack for getting people to take risks to take the stand in important cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Sometime later, Jason arrives and demonstrates a knack for reviving from naps the average human wouldn’t wake up from.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
It means a better-than-average knack for doing something.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vargas, 18, and Hernandez, 19, have displayed knacks for reaching base in rookie ball but face long roads to reach the big leagues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
While there's nothing wrong with a little decluttering, you don't have to shed your quirky knick knacks if you don't want to.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2022
“Just the little knicks and knacks that Kyle brought to me, that’s when I learned the most,” Oliver said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
I’m just a fan of knick knacks and it’s a cool little music man robot.
From The Verge ● May 18, 2018
If we were born with all these knacks inbuilt, automated like ants, we would surely miss the variety.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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