savoir faire
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The Spanish champions have the experience, the savoir faire, the heritage, the money time mentality and the talent.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
He was equally entranced by the women Capote referred to as his Swans, self-created creatures whom he admired for their style, wealth and savoir faire.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024
Yes, it’s exactly what you might imagine: a 70-minute, in-theaters-only compilation reel of videos involving cats knocking things over, falling into things and facing obstacles with catly savoir faire.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023
The festivities, online and on CBS, demonstrated the power of Broadway savoir faire.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021
What he most detested were the commonplace, incapacity, a lack of savoir faire: he hated and despised a fool.
From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor
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