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forte

[fawrt, fohrt, fawr-tey] / fɔrt, foʊrt, ˈfɔr teɪ /


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Life specialized in photo essays in which the pictures did not illustrate the story but told it, and this was Smith’s forte.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Affordability has always been St. Louis’s forte, local real-estate agents told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

Those gatherings contrasted with more organized, massive rallies that have long been the forte of the Iran’s authorities.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2026

Beating Fritz propelled Musetti, 23, into the last eight at Melbourne for the first time, with clay and grass his usual forte.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

But it was track, in which he earned four varsity letters, tied the school half-mile record, and set its mile record of 5:06, that was his true forte.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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