élan

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And so it was with Hollywood, which over the course of four decades translated some of McMurtry’s best work for film, episodes narrated with élan by Mr. Streitfeld.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It was something in Dominique Pelicot's swagger, his "élan" - as the French might put it - that immediately struck the psychiatrist as odd.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Although cut off from the economics of putting pen to paper or finger to keyboard, scores of WGA members are using their downtime and when not picketing the studios to channel their creative élan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Shepard stages his chases and crashes with élan, fills his supporting cast with colorful characters and generates genuine stakes and chemistry with Bell — unsurprising, since they’re longtime, offscreen partners.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Yet Elizebeth remained unruffled, approaching the job with her trademark energy and élan.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield