knack
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With a knack for picking winners, Lindzon had been invested in the chip space for five or six years, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Effort, spirit and the knack of producing big moments are commendable but will only take you so far - in England's case, not far enough.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Despite his work existing on a massive blockbuster scale, Steven Spielberg has always had a knack for appealing to the individual.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
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
“I must confess, I have a knack for fixing a broken spoke. Shall I take a look?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Polaroids, knick knacks and mementos are carefully arranged in various tableaus — much as he left them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
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
To date, these objects have included hand towels, litter, and any random “knick knacks that don’t look breakable.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 11, 2020
“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
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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