deft
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DSPs for Equitable and Fair Treatment, or Deft, aims to push Amazon to increase pay for package deliveries and reimbursement for van usage, and loosen the criteria for bonus payouts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Deft flying helped the pilot of a seaplane make an emergency crash landing in a cornfield in Clements, Maryland, Thursday.
From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2023
Deft hands, fleet feet and bundles of power and aggression make the 21-year-old a handful for any defence.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2021
Deft scripting, characterisation and nuanced performances—particularly from Ms Foy—make sure the insights into the private lives of the royal family never stray into sensationalism.
From Economist • Dec. 12, 2017
Deft with a sewing machine, Katherine bought fabric from the dry goods store and stayed up nights making school outfits for the girls and dresses for herself.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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