adroit

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Washington is the last remaining Pac-12 men’s or women’s basketball team in the postseason in part because of Langley’s adroit abilities to make halftime adjustments and the Huskies’ exquisite second-half execution.

From Seattle Times

She dished out eight assists, many of them on such adroit and anticipatory passes that they may have confounded her teammates enough to thwart the scoring opportunity.

From Seattle Times

Law enforcement agencies, struggling to catch up, need tougher laws and a more adroit approach to protecting the refugees and going after predators who exploit them.

From Washington Post

Daniels was perhaps the most successful and adroit budget cutter of our lifetimes, both as governor and as president of Purdue University.

From Los Angeles Times

Aronofsky has surrounded him with actors who are similarly adroit at revealing unexpected facets of their characters.

From Seattle Times