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finesse

[fi-ness] / fɪˈnɛss /




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Lalo’s prominent violin part was played at the gala with impressive finesse by Hilary Hahn as guest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But what he might lack in rhetorical finesse, he more than has in job experience, as least as defined by Trump.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

We've picked power hitters in finesse type conditions.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In their briefings, government lawyers finesse a sanitized version into a clean narrative of law-abiding responsibility.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026

Turner decided that the second time up, he’d finesse the triple.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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