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Adjective
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As adroit Mercury starts reversing through your contemplative 12th house, its retrograde invites you to press pause on the cosmic movie in favor of reviewing what’s already happened.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Girolmo knows exactly what the show needs, and there is a musically adroit and highly personable cast in the not-entirely-Irish persons of Emily Goldberg, the singer-musician Michael Mahler, the fine tenor Luke Nowakowski and Leah Morrow.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Founded in 2023 by Alex Zhou Yong, the company has developed a broad range of dexterous hands spanning varying degrees of freedom for a wide range of clients.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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While the gloves are thin and dexterous enough for reeling, setting tip-ups, and (crucially) cracking open a beer, tasks like tying knots, unhooking fish, and snapping photos will still require bare fingers.—
Harry Spampinato,
Outside,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In 1943, while war wages on, the world wants sunnier, more optimistic shows than Hart’s tricky, lyrically deft writing allows.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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Kayla Sharples’ deft flick into the path of Bethune set her up one-on-one with Utah goalkeeper Mia Justus.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Raab used the same hand for an acrobatic diving save to keep out Niklas Beste's curling shot and ensure Union took the win.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The sophomore would deliver, utilizing an acrobatic leg save to win it for the Sundevils.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The endgame could also involve replacing hardliners with more pliant leaders; Mojtaba Khamenei, appointed to fill his late father’s shoes, isn’t likely to succeed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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But whether that would make Tehran more pliant, let alone spur regime change, is questionable.—
Ramin Mostaghim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Light-fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-fingered. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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