sophistication

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They comment with equal sophistication on ballet steps, choreography, history, musicology and the minute details of costume design.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Experts say this kind of operation on a senior US government official may not take much sophistication to achieve.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The study's findings suggest the birds are doing more than just tracking the hunters: they're using navigation and spatial memory techniques to scavenge with sophistication.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Downing was “adept at switching between the material and the spiritual,” a realist willing to wink at disagreements and who favored “subtlety, sophistication and restraint.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

As good as everyone else was, she sometimes seemed to achieve a superior level of intelligence and sophistication as an actor.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove