deftly
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As their characters, Conforti, Blanchard and Ardies, deftly carve out discrete personalities beneath their plum-colored homogeneity, each playing a role that is, in turn, playing a role while also remaining desperately human.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Nguyen deftly crafts a poignant and contemplative snapshot of these seven bonded men who are caught between several masters in the creation of “Arirang.”
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Takaichi deftly handled a March 19 White House visit.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Scene by scene, Ms. Alexander deftly conveys the mounting burden of Carol’s exhaustion and fathomless sadness in the face of this.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
He deftly rolled a pair of stockings onto my feet, as if all his customers came in barefoot.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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