nimble
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Melissa Grant, Carafem’s chief operations officer, said the past few years of chaos in U.S. abortion regulations prepared the organization to be nimble when the need arose.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Over and over again, Turner shook up established industries by invading quickly and expanding options for consumers, while railing against monolithic competitors who were less daring or nimble than his maverick Turner Broadcasting System.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
One small Texas operator was recently heard boasting that his company is nimble enough to get oil flowing faster than the oil giants.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
So as AI continues to disrupt the software space, investors need to be nimble and seek out some of the areas where the fears about obsolescence are overblown.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Long ago, when his mind had been a nimble boy’s called Wart—long ago he had been taught by an aged benevolence, wagging a white beard.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing nimble
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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