savoir-faire
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"Our reputation is at stake. That is why we must unite all our knowledge, our efforts, our savoir-faire to achieve this goal."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023
An institution near rue Mouffetard, La Tuile à Loup cultivates beauty by preserving the savoir-faire of traditional artisans in the countryside.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2021
Why to go: Joie de vivre, savoir-faire, and that je ne sais quoi … There’s a reason France is the most visited country in the world.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
For those who aspire to be guardians and stewards of French savoir-faire, what better way to prove it?
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2019
He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The Spanish champions have the experience, the savoir faire, the heritage, the money time mentality and the talent.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
Yes, it’s exactly what you might imagine: a 70-minute, in-theaters-only compilation reel of videos involving cats knocking things over, falling into things and facing obstacles with catly savoir faire.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Selections went from fine French bottlings to show American savoir faire toward U.S. labels as domestic wines improved in quality and stature.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2020
James, pillow-lipped and constitutionally ebullient, never manages to play a convincing mouse, and Hammer signifies his savoir faire by smoking cigarettes and dispensing clipped orders to underlings.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2020
To supervise the instruction of modern youth a man requires something more than profound learning: he must possess savoir faire.
From The Lighter Side of School Life by Ian Hay
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