tact

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So the challenge for Arbeloa is clear: can he ensure Real's reputation remains in tact, rather than it being stripped away in the first leg of a potentially tenure-shaping tie?

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Edwards-Jones’ journalism background shows up — it’s well researched and presented with tact.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The conservative commentator pushed back against the tact taken by the Trump administration.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

What distinguishes Mr. Zipperstein’s volume—composed with the tact of a historian who has read the archives and the novels with equal care—is how deliberately it resists the temptations that have undone earlier efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

“Having seen General Groves briefly, I doubted whether he had sufficient tact for such a job,” he wrote.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik