dexterity

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She believes that “high-skilled work” that requires the “motion and dexterity of our hands” is still essential for the likes of construction workers, electricians and child-care workers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

It shows dozens of robots performing incredible feats of dexterity and coordination at speeds rivaling those of humans.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

But there’s something about looking at a Jacob Lawrence painting that offers me the biggest inspiration in terms of the dexterity and freedom and elasticity of Black bodies in space.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Maybe it’s the result of her lifelong comedy background; maybe it’s some leftover dexterity from her years playing the pollyanna icon Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation.”

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

They had physical dexterity that people today are unable to achieve even after years of practising yoga or t’ai chi.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari