adept
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But while Chinese companies appear to be adept at building the bodies of these robots, many are still working on programming the brains of their new creations.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
But the showmanship only works as well as it does because the actors are so adept at tracking the chess moves of characters who are always trying to stay one step ahead of danger.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
However, for a few of the weapons—the Patriots, THAADs, and SM missiles, which are adept at shooting down short-to-medium-range ballistic missiles—there are no good substitutes.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
“If This Be Magic” is both a subtle, probing study of their handiwork and a deliciously fresh reading of Shakespeare, a writer adept at “making English do things that English doesn’t do.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The pilots became so adept with the tap code that they started inventing shortcuts, a kind of low-tech texting.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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