as in graceful
moving easily
the expressive movements of agile dancers agile herons wading in the marsh
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It must be integrated into a broader cyber resilience strategy—one that ensures organizations remain agile and adaptive in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
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David Redekop, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Standing at 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 196 pounds, this agile robot can reach a top speed of 5.6 mph (approximately 8.2 feet per second).
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
This context only reinforces the need to be even more strategic and agile.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Tielemans is not the most athletic, agile or explosive, yet his speed of thought is swifter and above any of those attributes.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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David Redekop, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Standing at 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 196 pounds, this agile robot can reach a top speed of 5.6 mph (approximately 8.2 feet per second).
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
This context only reinforces the need to be even more strategic and agile.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Tielemans is not the most athletic, agile or explosive, yet his speed of thought is swifter and above any of those attributes.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Agile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agile. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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