nifty
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He’s not a super-scientist or a god or an extraterrestrial or a one-percenter able to develop all manner of nifty crime-fighting gadgetry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Svallin says the distortion from comparing global earnings with the domestic economy runs both ways, so he made some nifty adjustments that include scaling companies by their share of U.S. revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But there’s a big difference between some nifty new AI inventory tracking and a real, bottom-line, game-changing shift.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
What they got was a cool response from John McGinn, not just super with the ball at his feet but also pretty nifty with a microphone in front of his face.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
“It must be so nifty being part of that.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Sometimes the nifties come a little too fast, and Judith is, for the most part, a tedious nuisance, in spite of the obvious care lavished upon her.
From Time Magazine Archive
This archetypal wisecrack is, after her heartfelt growl about the overmeticulous neighbor who waxes her driveway, probably the best known of Bombeck's nifties.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cue’s method involves electrochemistry and a niftier interface that’s basically a miniature PCR machine, produced at its large Southern California warehouse.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
About midway through the third period, Ovechkin had an even niftier assist to set up Tom Wilson for a goal that gave Washington a 3-2 lead.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2019
“He knows a lot, and he appreciates some of the niftier moves.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2014
Saturday serial hero Captain Marvel had a niftier suit than the boxy ones Washington politicians wear.
From Slate ● May 16, 2011
Tomorrow starts my biggest attempt, by far; biggest distance flight ever tried in America, and rather niftier than even the European Circuit and British Circuit that Beaumont has won.
From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Sinclair Lewis
Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
But Wind’s niftiest trick, honed over more than 20 years and thousands of private events, is his ability to eliminate any sense that he and his audience are locked in a contest.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Image: Elgato Elgato’s lineup of products made for streamers and video content creators is rarely affordable, but this deal makes one of its niftiest gadgets $20 cheaper.
From The Verge ● Jul. 18, 2022
The niftiest catch Martellus Bennett made was the one that didn’t count.
From Chicago Tribune ● Sep. 16, 2013
Prettyman Sweet was, as Chet often declared, "the very niftiest dresser" in Central High.
From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Gertrude W. Morrison
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