delicate

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Such robots could be especially useful for working alongside people, operating in challenging environments, and performing delicate tasks, including assisting with surgery.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Soccer — and, by extension, the United Bid — at a delicate time, with the vote to award the 2026 tournament just four months away.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"It is quite terrifying," Dr Ayer says, "This stuff is designed for the anti-ageing market. At best, they don't need these products. At worst, they contain harmful ingredients that can damage delicate young skin."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

It manufactures neodymium magnets by pouring liquid alloy onto a rotating, cooled disk, then rapidly quenching and pulverizing it to freeze the delicate crystalline structure at a microscopic scale before it can grow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Curators at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, where all the recovered items were taken, were also captivated by the many delicate objects that Kontos and his men were able to salvage intact.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler