knack
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With all their motions and misdirections, the Chargers are developing a knack for making simple situations look dauntingly complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
So Mensah went to Tulane, where he displayed an astonishing knack for accuracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Saudi Aramco has a knack for fixing damaged infrastructure quickly, which could also help to get oil flowing again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Although he established himself with futuristic films like “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” he showed a knack for emotional drama with 1991’s “Thelma & Louise” and for historical epics like 2000’s “Gladiator.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Volpe always had a knack for imparting life lessons without being gross or embarrassing about it.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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
“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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