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Adjective
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According to the firm, the effort reflects sustained demand from naval and air warfighters for aircraft capable of holding targets at risk from extended distances, particularly across the vast air and maritime spaces of the Western Pacific.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Nespresso machines, L'Occitane products, and capable air conditioning nod toward the current century, though televisions and phones are nowhere to be found.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The country has become more adept at skirting these restrictions, sending about 90% of its exports to China.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Southerners are so adept at whipping up this recipe, that they've been known to add in some extra flavor boosters like chocolate or bourbon to kick things up a notch.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Bryant, on the other hand, represents a highly skilled Hollywood craft that is more than a century old and only recently getting its due.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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DeBattiste said the Summit Rescue Group receives applications from skilled and experienced hikers, skiers, and climbers, but there’s one thing that matters more.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Iran’s supreme leader was killed Saturday, alongside several other senior military officials, leaving the Islamic regime battered, but still able to launch attacks across the region.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Mascherano said that Messi fed off the confidence of his teammates in the second half and was able to play more freely.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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The episode included a medical evacuation, the discovery of an immunity idol, skillful fire-making and numerous plot twists.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mercedes assures that its Ludwigsfelde employees have undergone extensive training on the processes to ensure the most skillful RV preparation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Nationally, the percentage of fourth graders considered proficient in reading sits just above 30%, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the nation's report card.—
MAKIYA SEMINERA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hayleigh Colombo Indiana lawmakers appear poised to approve legislation that would require commercial truck drivers to be English proficient and allow the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to crack down on drivers that lose legal status.—
Kaitlin Lange,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In the study’s final experiment, participants judged someone who laughed after injuring a colleague as significantly less competent and less moral than someone who showed embarrassment instead.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Technically speaking, the movie is just competent enough to be frustrating.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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That the decade’s anniversary is considered worth marking indicates that Bowie’s standing remains undiminished, with an end that came only two days after the release of his final album, the masterly Blackstar.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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The last redoubt was the masterly Structure 27.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Habile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habile. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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