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
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
Through methods like search engine optimization and other nifty page-ranking subterfuge, this nonverified content climbs to the top of search results and people’s consciousness.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026
“Well, I’ll be! I almost didn’t recognize you, Cassawoof, in that nifty dancing outfit. And look at you two fine fellows, with your hair all slicked back! Shows what I know about fashion.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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
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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
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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
“Never saw a niftier thing on the ball field,” responded McRae warmly.
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Lester Chadwick
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
She also sent to Montreal for the niftiest little English sailor suit, for Dinkie, together with a sailor hat that has “Agamemnon” printed in gold letters on its band.
From The Prairie Mother by Arthur E. Becher