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The lanky 35-year-old is a well-respected hacker who’s considered the industry’s “professional skeptic” of AI cybersecurity claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Bryce is tall and lanky with the ability to score in many different ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

He was dismissed by the lanky spinner and afterwards appeared to question the legitimacy of his bowling action.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

But he had to work hard to tame the lanky 24-year-old, who showed his potential with a maiden ATP title last year.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

Will was tall and lanky but had terrible posture, so to me he always looked like a question mark with floppy dirty-blond hair and thick eyebrows.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

With N’Faly Dante on the bench in foul trouble, the athletic big man bulled his way through Oregon’s lankier frontcourt players for a trio of three-point plays.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

Both women stand 5-foot-11, though the lankier Samsonova has more reach than Kanepi as well as a win over the Estonian under her belt, in straight sets at Wimbledon last year.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2022

For starters, Floyd is taller and lankier than Fowler, who finally channeled his tremendous physical gifts into a career-high 11 1/2 sacks and 16 quarterback hits last season.

From Washington Times ● May 11, 2020

“We find it works better on taller, lankier golfers,” Sherburne said.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 30, 2019

He was thinner and lankier than she remembered and looked as though he would break in two if he sat down abruptly.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Brittany Davis longed for a big dog, and she had her heart set on one of the largest and lankiest of all: a Great Dane.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022

With their length across the roster, the Bucks possess one of the lankiest teams in the NBA — as well as one of the best players in the league.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2018

The Wizards made defense look fun Monday night, trading feats of athleticism with one of the lankiest and sprightly teams in the NBA.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2017

First, no other quadrupeds underwent such a conversion: the giraffe remained the lankiest thing around.

From The New Yorker ● May 17, 2016

The second was the tallest and lankiest fellow in the whole forest.

From The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart by Adelbert von Chamisso