knack
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Veteran actor Ed Harris has a knack for taking on juicy roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
With a knack for picking winners, Lindzon had been invested in the chip space for five or six years, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Effort, spirit and the knack of producing big moments are commendable but will only take you so far - in England's case, not far enough.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
During that run, Merino saved Spain with his knack for late goals when he lifted the team past Germany with an 119th minute goal in the quarterfinals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
And you do seem to have a knack for handling them, Miss Lumley.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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While there's nothing wrong with a little decluttering, you don't have to shed your quirky knick knacks if you don't want to.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2022
“Just the little knicks and knacks that Kyle brought to me, that’s when I learned the most,” Oliver said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
And those shops and restaurants won’t be selling typical theme-park knick knacks or carnival cuisine.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2019
I’m just a fan of knick knacks and it’s a cool little music man robot.
From The Verge ● May 18, 2018
If we were born with all these knacks inbuilt, automated like ants, we would surely miss the variety.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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