knack
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There is a strong argument that Chelsea find it easier to cope without the creativity of Cole Palmer than without Caicedo's ability in possession and his knack for breaking up play in midfield.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
She had a knack for startling images: “a Face of Steel,” a life standing like “a Loaded Gun.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“An image I had of Ernie was Peter Pan,” Peck said, describing him as someone with a knack for making his way into different venues and cultures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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
Between her training as a teacher and Daddy’s natural knack for numbers, education was highly valued in our home.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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