deftly
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As their characters, Conforti, Blanchard and Ardies, deftly carve out discrete personalities beneath their plum-colored homogeneity, each playing a role that is, in turn, playing a role while also remaining desperately human.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Scene by scene, Ms. Alexander deftly conveys the mounting burden of Carol’s exhaustion and fathomless sadness in the face of this.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Sat behind a fringing machine at the mill, Hyslop, 28, deftly ran a dark cashmere fabric destined for a Spanish luxury brand through its frame, twisting the ends of the cloth into fringes.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Colin and Ray’s differences are deftly outlined from the start.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Officer Crams deftly frisked him, and came up with Rick’s service pistol and laser tube.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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