deft

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Within those decades, there wasn’t just deft marketing campaigns and organic interest growth that raised American pistachio’s profile — there was punitive foreign policy on the world’s then-top pistachio producer.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The director, Antoine Fuqua, a maestro of action thrillers such as “The Equalizer” trilogy, is surprisingly deft with the musical sequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

And as an accomplished narrative filmmaker and documentarian, Loznitsa unveils deft homages to Jacques Tati and Roy Andersson, deadpan directors who reduce human behavior to its base movements.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A team first-person shooter in the vein of genre classics like "Counter-Strike", "Rainbow Six Siege" is one of Ubisoft's biggest titles, rewarding coordinated tactical play and deft use of destructible environments.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

He watched while the blind man’s deft hands found the basil and tore the leaves into the wooden bowl.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry