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nimble

[nim-buhl] / ˈnɪm bəl /


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No matter how nimble or innovative, AI governance can’t succeed if it is struck down in court.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Such neuronal “pruning” and refining typically occurs at key junctures—think toddlerhood and puberty—suggesting that a leaner brain may be more nimble.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

How long that lasts, however, is anyone’s guess, and a Fed that’s preparing to define itself on being quiet and nimble might find it tricky to tamp down inflation expectations if the agreement falls through.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Rocking a silk shirt adorned with rhinestones, and backed by his incredibly nimble band, the Cuban-born virtuoso kicked off his four-night residency at the club with sizzling banter and panache.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

"Not so fast, my nimble friend," says Duke, holding up a paw.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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

The hidebound company, overly reliant on mainframe computers, had been out-hustled by nimbler makers of desktop computers and software.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

In fact, for the past few decades, the civilian sector of the economy has been far nimbler and more innovative than Pentagon-funded initiatives, so — don’t be surprised — military spinoffs have greatly diminished.

From Salon Feb. 27, 2024

Behind them stood their mounts, Arabian stallions—faster than dust devils and nimbler than Athena’s thimble.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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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