subtlety

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If his first was a miraculous thunderblast, his second was a thing of subtlety and cheek after Dane Murray took a swipe when trying to deal with Nico Raskin's cross.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

It follows 55-year-old Palestinian cab driver Hassan, played with warmth and subtlety by Ehab Salami, as he ferries passengers through the nocturnal streets of Berlin.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

This is a subtlety of Washington that Americans weren’t taught in elementary school, and I don’t think the A.I. bots have quite figured it out.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

There’s no subtlety, but would you expect that from the director of the “Evil Dead” movies?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

There is something beautiful in the subtlety of that exchange, in the attention that each party must pay to the motivations and desires of the other.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell