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Adjective
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Today, especially for digitally adroit customers, opening a new account with a neobank offering a better APR is seamless.—
Nigel Morris,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2026 -
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
Adjective
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According to the team, the data collected by the system could be used to train robots to perform household tasks by replicating the dexterous hand movements used by humans.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Beyond remote control, the team sees a path toward using the wristband to build huge datasets of human motion that could eventually enable humanoids to learn dexterous tasks without human guidance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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In spite of The Connaught’s obvious grandeur and heritage kudos, everyone is treated as equal by each member of staff with the deft service touch that the Maybourne Group pulls off so beautifully.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The Tigers might need to do some deft maneuvering to improve their offense, both in the short term and long term.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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After having put Brazil ahead minutes earlier, Richarlison popped a cross from Vinícius Júnior into the air, spun, and struck a spectacular acrobatic volley past Serbia’s helpless goalkeeper.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 June 2026
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These fluid flourishes are known as flair bartending, a performance style that blends acrobatic skill with drink making.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The unions want their pliant board majority in place through 2032.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Fennel, cumin, coriander and black pepper perfume sistani, another round flatbread with barley mixed into the wheat flour for a nutty taste and pliant crumb.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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“Light-fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-fingered. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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