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tours de force

noun

plural of tour de force

as in feats

an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force

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Recent Examples of tours de force Extraordinary subjects call for extraordinary styles, which is why this year’s best films offer the special thrills of aesthetic tours de force pulled off with flair. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025

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Noun

These feats of inclusion are hard fought, and the Academy likes to award them (even when its membership likely includes people who made those fights hard in the first place).

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Linebacker Josiah Trotter also returned an interception for a touchdown, becoming the only player in NFL history to accomplish both feats in his first game.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of feats

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Indeed, though a pioneer for women officers and detectives who followed her, Pontoriero sought no acclaim for her achievements.

— David Mendell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Awards and achievements Zahnd gained recognition during his time in office from regional attorney organizations, including the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, which honored him in September.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

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This creates a window for threat actors to attempt to rapidly reverse engineer patches and develop exploits ahead of downstream stable releases.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Still, the overly detailed recounting of their high-society exploits becomes tedious and makes the book feel unnecessarily long.

— Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

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