skillful
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"The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In Renaissance England, skillful surgeons and herb-dispensing healers competed with charlatan doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
In this roiling atmosphere, skillful politicians such as Lincoln churned turnout.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Martin cites Timothée Chalamet’s orange-hued campaign for “Marty Supreme” as a particularly skillful deployment of the trend.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
It was a skillful and steady incision, like drawing a curved line with a pencil across the crown of the head, a fluid and graceful curve.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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