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nimble

[nim-buhl] / ˈnɪm bəl /


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To his mind, the demand for Success Academy speaks to a need to fix traditional K-12 schools, which won’t ever be as nimble as other options.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

But it was helpful to see Knud Adams’ nimble production after it transferred to MCC Theater — an ideal introduction to a startlingly original playwright at the dawn of a path-breaking career.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

And because these precious cataclysmic moments are so brief the spacecraft has to be quick and nimble – hence its name.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

He spoke to the stableman, who soon brought round the cart, low-wheeled and nimble; harnessed the mules, and backed them in the traces.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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

Behind them stood their mounts, Arabian stallions—faster than dust devils and nimbler than Athena’s thimble.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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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