agile

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Instead of depending entirely on large and complex equipment, future missions could use agile robots to quickly survey their surroundings and identify high-priority targets.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Underwood’s ideal athlete was tall but agile, with a smooth dribble and a clean jump shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Those changes have turned the company into a “more agile, more disciplined, and more accountable organization,” he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Some were injured - not everyone was young or agile - but there was no alternative.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Burr’s facile shift in his allegiance, the first in what would be several similarly agile switches during his career, captured Hamilton’s attention and produced his first recorded anti-Burr remarks, questioning Burr’s lack of political principle.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis