subtleties

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The Polish nobility, for instance, is portrayed as not so noble, which blurs the line between invaders and oppressors; any subtleties to be discerned between the languages spoken were probably swallowed up in the subtitles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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

Few 20th-century writers bred as many imitators as Ernest Hemingway, but his followers rarely matched the subtleties of his deceptively simple style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 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

I could go on about the subtleties of have, but I suspect that by now you’ve had it.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner