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The United Kingdom will buy 12 U.S.-made F-35A fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs and will join NATO’s shared airborne nuclear mission, in a major expansion of its nuclear deterrent, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
25 June 2025 -
Employers want to hire people who are capable, reliable, and confident—people who can hit the ground running without needing to be rescued.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The Arts District Liberty Station has long been adept at adaptive reuse and historic building management, while Cygnet Theatre has a 22-year history of building relationships in the arts community, along with a dedicated patron base.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The legal profession has long been adept at guarding its business model, so such changes are likely not on the immediate horizon.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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The necessary conditions are in place: computational power, broad access to distribution channels, a growing pool of skilled talent and rising global demand.—
Vlad Panin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Before June 8, the skilled and respected ABC News television journalist Terry Moran was neither a household name nor political lightning rod.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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According to the proposal, students would not be able to receive both a workforce Pell grant and a regular Pell grant, and the workforce Pell would contribute to a student’s lifetime Pell grant maximum, which is typically about six years of coursework.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Finnegans Wake, in his skillful hands, is a tapestry of all the works Joyce ever wrote, the final and protracted project of a writer who could never stop thinking about Ireland.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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Their smart, aggressive defense disorients even the smoothest spacing and the most skillful shooters.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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About 30% of our kids are proficient in math and reading.—
Siena Duncan,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Content creation needs prompts, quality control guardrails and a proficient human editor.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Computer tools have been assisting with creating résumés for decades, and everything from the typewriter to word processors to spellcheck and résumé templates have increased the ease of making a competent résumé.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 June 2025
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In 2025, competent shipping departments are adopting a multi-carrier approach utilizing USPS, UPS, FedEx and even regional carriers.—
Brandon Batchelor,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The masterly second installment of Wolf Hall retails permanent lessons in power.—
Martha Bayles,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Here and elsewhere, the intermingling of voices and instruments is masterly.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Habile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habile. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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