deftly
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Deftly unraveling the tangled politics of the moment, Mr. Wallace vividly shows La Guardia juggling factions of fusionist Republicans, communists, interventionists, isolationists, Tammany pols and a rat’s nest of the city’s fierce ethnic rivalries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Deftly sidestepping any sympathy for the Confederate, he shows great empathy for the plight of Virgil Kane, his invented Southerner who mourned the losses incurred in the war without celebrating the lost cause.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023
Deftly pulling her helmet onto her head, she describes the day's work.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2022
Deftly, he changed directions like a slalom skier slashing from one gate to another.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2020
Deftly he tied it around the base of Kira’s walking stick.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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