delicate
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Among novelist Mona Awad’s prized possessions is a handmade rabbit brooch with delicate hanging daggers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
While Disney plays a delicate game of regulatory defense with FCC chair Brendan Carr on over-the-air television, its sports media empire is facing an existential economic crisis.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
By doing so, the researchers hope to extract more useful information from each electron, potentially allowing scientists to form clearer images while exposing delicate samples to fewer electrons.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Harvard’s courtship of Zimmer offers a rare glimpse of the delicate line universities are walking with some of their megadonors following the campus aftermath of the Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Ah. Well then, fear not, Twitch. I shall free you at once. It is a delicate operation. Try to stay calm and still and, well . . . less twitchy.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing delicate
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Bridge to Terabithia
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