delicate
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King Charles III begins a delicate tour of the Caribbean Tuesday, overshadowed by calls to apologise and pay reparations for the slave trade, which he has called the "darkest days" of British history.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
He has also promised to invest at least $30 billion a year in film, TV and game content, setting up a delicate balance between the cost cuts and new cash infusions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Unlike the unwanted phase shifts corrected by the new technique, decoherence involves the loss of the delicate quantum coherence needed for reliable operations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
On the diplomatic front, he has performed a delicate balancing act.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
She ate it with two small, delicate bites, then nodded again and with a half grimace added a toothy look.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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