deft

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All a deft segue to WrestleMania 42, which many followers suspect is positioning Brady to be some sort of scripted villain during the WWE’s annual five-day extravaganza.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

No matter how deft your footwork there's always someone who wants to put you through hoops.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

In a few deft strokes, Ms. Touzani, who also wrote the script with Nabil Ayouch, makes it painfully obvious that Clara wouldn’t be making such a decision if she didn’t have to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Margherita, who played Mrs. Wormwood in “Matilda the Musical” on Broadway, is a deft clown.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Then with deft precision she cornered the goose, leashed its head, and dragged it to a corner where she tied it to a table.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez