subtleties
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As with so much of Hofmann’s work, the subtleties of color—different greens, for example, or the red-on-brown segment that could be a fine painting on its own—make it compelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
“When we started talking with Oscar, he came in with his Prince stuff. When you look at his performance, you see all those subtleties, the physicality, the swagger.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
In a chat with his brother Graeme for the Football Association before he left United in 2018, Carrick himself explained the subtleties of a "great pass".
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Throughout the museum, scholarship was diminished and subtleties disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
