quicksilver

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All would be lost, however, without Mays’ quicksilver brilliance — the way he can shift from savage irony to vindictive rage to godless despair in the space of a line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Together, the combination of big target man Withe and quicksilver Shaw alongside him turned Villa first into league champions in May 1981, then European champions in 1982.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

But one challenge can make the whole exercise feel like quicksilver.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

That day in Brighton, their hits were low, their energy was high and South Africa, try as they might, couldn't pin down Japan's quicksilver handling game.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2023

Who would have guessed three months ago that quicksilver Anne would have to sit so quietly for hours on end, and what’s more, that she could?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank