deft
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Within those decades, there wasn’t just deft marketing campaigns and organic interest growth that raised American pistachio’s profile — there was punitive foreign policy on the world’s then-top pistachio producer.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
The director, Antoine Fuqua, a maestro of action thrillers such as “The Equalizer” trilogy, is surprisingly deft with the musical sequences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
It was not just about brute force, though, there were deft touches too.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
And as an accomplished narrative filmmaker and documentarian, Loznitsa unveils deft homages to Jacques Tati and Roy Andersson, deadpan directors who reduce human behavior to its base movements.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The House of Commons gives itself to a dialogic style—to, at its best, a deft pattern of call-and-response across the despatch box.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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