nimble
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With how fast the tactical landscape changes in the Premier League, Carrick will have to be nimble in how his side defends against such solutions.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Taiwan has boosted defence spending and acquired smaller and more nimble weaponry, including drones, to enable its military to wage asymmetric warfare against China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Writing like this ensures that “Diarra From Detroit” remains nimble from start to finish of each episode.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Dine N’ Dash,” “Going to Babble On,” “Lonely in the Future” — it’s pure pleasure to hear the guitars in these songs slashing away over a rhythm section as crisp and nimble as this one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
His green eyes shift back and forth as he searches for the right place, his fingers nimble, built for turning pages.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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But Austrian startup CycloTech says it can make aircraft even nimbler with its motors -- shaped like an open cylinder with the sides made up of several wing-shaped blades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Critics worry that the quieter, nimbler drones will be used to surveil the public with little oversight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
The combat jet was nimbler and its bubble canopy provided better control and visibility for pilots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Cars will be smaller, nimbler and more environmentally friendly.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
“You get tunnel vision. Hammie is a world-class Thief. She’s probably faster and nimbler than any Thief you’ve ever played against. I had to help you out by turning the other power-ups on.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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And his vocal runs in a song like “Keith Whitley,” titled after the late country singer, have an appealing gruffness even at their nimblest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Gardner has long been considered both one of the nimblest Republican politicians and also one of the most vulnerable.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2020
Even your best telecasts somehow find a way to make the nimblest dancers stumble in some way or another.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2017
Inevitably, even the nimblest foursomes produced lots of scrap.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2017
Rajesh had once been the most promising of the brothers—the nimblest, the supplest, the most charismatic, the most energetic, the most beloved and idolized by my father and his family.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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