delicate
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His earlier paintings often seem hard-won, made with a heavy hand, but as Hans Namuth’s well-known film of Pollock at work reveals, delicate gestures and dance-like movements translated into fluent drawing in the drip paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
This is the most delicate issue, because it involves detecting a threat that may show no obvious warning signs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
If I want something fresh, delicate or particularly clean-tasting, I stay on the stovetop.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Currently, the 10-year Treasury yield is floating at 5.2% and sitting just below an area of technical resistance at 5.25% that dates back to July 2007, which could be a delicate line in the sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 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
Vocabulary lists containing delicate
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Bridge to Terabithia
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