nimble
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Appeared in the March 24, 2026, print edition as 'A Nimble Reset'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The omnipresent Emcee, a queer Jack Be Nimble, can’t be dragged to the camps because he is a thematic stage presence, more a spirit than a depicted personage with a before/during/after narrative governed by reality.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025
As for Nimble, she might be a special speedster mix, but she’s also a regular dog that loves swimming, hiking and just hanging out, Hornor said.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
Nimble, with a repertory that includes Handel alongside Kurt Weill’s “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny,” he is bound for a rich future at the house if it will have him.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022
Hermod the Nimble rode for nine days and nine nights without stopping.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing nimble
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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