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nimble

[nim-buhl] / ˈnɪm bəl /


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Until recently, however, aerial microrobots have been far less nimble than the insects that inspired them.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

Novo has struggled to keep pace with Lilly, a nimble competitor that innovated with the way it sold GLP-1 medications like Zepbound.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

At his best, he’s a superb screen star: a nimble rascal with a twinkle in his eye.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

With how fast the tactical landscape changes in the Premier League, Carrick will have to be nimble in how his side defends against such solutions.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The boy from High- garden did something with his legs, and his horse pranced sideways, nimble as a dancer.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Increasingly, these families are gaining direct access to these deals through nimbler independent wealth management firms and RIAs, according to Joshua Becker, co-leader of law firm Pillsbury’s Private Client & Family Office practice.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

Critics worry that the quieter, nimbler drones will be used to surveil the public with little oversight.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

But the rise of digital technology and decline of linear TV have eroded those advantages and instead favor nimbler startups that can respond to trends.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Cars will be smaller, nimbler and more environmentally friendly.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

Dustfinger had always been proud of his own agility, but the boy was far nimbler, fast as a deer and with legs just as agile.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

And his vocal runs in a song like “Keith Whitley,” titled after the late country singer, have an appealing gruffness even at their nimblest.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2023

It is her nimblest album yet, though it has not sacrificed her signature, surrealist undertow.

From New York Times Mar. 25, 2022

Gardner has long been considered both one of the nimblest Republican politicians and also one of the most vulnerable.

From Seattle Times Oct. 10, 2020

Even your best telecasts somehow find a way to make the nimblest dancers stumble in some way or another.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2017

Rajesh had once been the most promising of the brothers—the nimblest, the supplest, the most charismatic, the most energetic, the most beloved and idolized by my father and his family.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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