dexterous
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While historians often portray Cromwell as “a hypocrite or a double-dealer,” here he’s a dexterous politician, a pragmatic and adaptable leader who “could ride two horses at once, while advancing three agendas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
But dexterous paws are only half the story.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
“It’s an incredibly difficult thing, especially to create a hand that is as dexterous and capable as the human hand,” said Tesla CEO Elon Musk during an October earnings call.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 27, 2025
It’s just to reassure your guy, or your person, that they’ve done all the work, they have the skills, they’re being presented with someone who’s as fast as them or as dexterous as them.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
Albert Einstein was far less dexterous with his hands than was an ancient hunter-gatherer.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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