skillfully
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Only by skillfully uniting the two groups—made easier to achieve by President Woodrow Wilson’s refusal to compromise—was Lodge able to prevent ratification and mark himself as a leader of consequence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"Both the State and Murdaugh's defense skillfully presented their cases to the jury as the trial court deftly presided over this complicated and high-profile matter," the justices wrote.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“The Iranians are obviously negotiating very skillfully—or, rather, very skillfully not negotiating and letting the Americans travel to Islamabad only to leave again without any results.”
From Slate • May 2, 2026
Director Yorgos Lanthimos skillfully brings viewers along for the ride, stretching and then rewarding their sympathy with Teddy, even as his behavior becomes ever more outlandish.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
How skillfully he dried them when the song came to a pause! threw back his mantle, spilt his gout of wine!
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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