deftly
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Deftly paced, “I Am Not a Designer” echoes Noguchi’s balance of mystery, theatricality, playfulness and restraint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Deftly walking the line between exploitation and control in “Honey Dont!,”
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025
Deftly pulling her helmet onto her head, she describes the day's work.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2022
Deftly avoiding the pitfalls of traditional ethnographic films, “The Last Forest” tells the story of South America’s Yanomami people — in their own voice and their own words.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2021
Deftly he reversed the sheets in all possible ways, putting the top one on the bottom, and turning them over and upside down.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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