knack
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The move would cap a career built on a knack for dealmaking and forging relationships that has benefited the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Over the summer, cast member Chloe Fineman — who had a knack for impressions of celebrities like Timothée Chalamet and Melania Trump — departed the show after seven seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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
Luna was demonstrating her usual knack of speaking uncomfortable truths; he had never met anyone quite like her.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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
And those shops and restaurants won’t be selling typical theme-park knick knacks or carnival cuisine.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 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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