subtlety
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Some have pondered if a subtlety here may be that the vetting advice wasn't definitive in its judgement, but the Foreign Office concluded it amounted to Lord Mandelson failing it and others did not.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The pope will arrive by helicopter, a diplomatic subtlety that spares him from landing on French soil without actually visiting France.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
It was one of the few moments in her otherwise excellent performance when subtlety gives way to silliness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
It covers the tyranny of gender roles and the comfort of escaping into obsession, and Ms. Shaw is very good at inhabiting such perspectives, hinting at broader issues but favoring subtlety and suggestion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
Tyrion was congratulating himself on his subtlety when someone pulled a hood down over his eyes and lifted him up onto a saddle.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing subtlety
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