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metier

[mey-tyey, mey-tyey] / ˈmeɪ tyeɪ, meɪˈtyeɪ /


métier


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Huneven’s mother was a fierce critic whose métier was the unprovoked insult.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

Already you anticipate that some of these interviews aren’t going to go Leonard’s way as Schrader’s métier, the language of self-excoriating doubt, finds voice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024

Josh Safdie, though, emphasized the power Ms. Venditti exhibits in her métier: “I believe when she does all these audition tapes, they are a form of filmmaking.”

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

The 48-year-old Californian traveled a rocky path to his novel métier.

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2021

Writ­ing is not my métier: I prefer a silverpoint or a chalk drawing or the infinite pleas­ure of oil colors.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander




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