delicate
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The US, on the whole, tries to maintain a delicate balancing act when it comes to the hugely sensitive issue of Taiwan.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Ptilotus senarius is a delicate shrub with purple pink flowers that resemble small feathered fireworks.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Inside a clean, cavernous production hall, the workers rotate through different work stations, sometimes working near robots that handle delicate, high-precision tasks like fitting dozens of tiny steering thrusters into a missile’s nose.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
“They’re smaller keys and the action is really light and delicate, so suddenly, I was like, ‘Whoa, this is hard enough as it is,’” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
There was spilled rice all over the floor, along with a cracked ceramic container with delicate painted flowers on it.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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