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nimble

[nim-buhl] / ˈnɪm bəl /


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Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said the latest results show "Nike's brand heat continues to fade and it isn't powerful enough to punch back against more nimble competitors."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

But the club also knew they had to be nimble.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Until recently, however, aerial microrobots have been far less nimble than the insects that inspired them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

But it is stage vet Carrie Coon who has the most provocative role: that of nimble social climber Bertha Russell, whose ambition knows no limits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

He has a better ear than me, Tyrion was forced to admit, though I’ll wager my tongue is still more nimble.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Increasingly, these families are gaining direct access to these deals through nimbler independent wealth management firms and RIAs, according to Joshua Becker, co-leader of law firm Pillsbury’s Private Client & Family Office practice.

From Barron's ● May 23, 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

A deal would help Estée Lauder and Puig compete with their larger, nimbler French rival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

In fact, for the past few decades, the civilian sector of the economy has been far nimbler and more innovative than Pentagon-funded initiatives, so — don’t be surprised — military spinoffs have greatly diminished.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2024

“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

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

But whether riding an exercise bike or scaling the skeletal set, McKellen is always the nimblest presence; the actor’s the thing, and the audience made its appreciation thunderously clear.

From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021

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

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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