skillful
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Drone experts and military analysts said the videos showed Hezbollah’s drone operators were skillful and had likely been taught.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
How did a recherché, quasi-French dish leave the skillful hands of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved cooks and wind up being popular grub for millions of today’s cooks and consumers, white and—emphatically—black?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
At his best, he is undoubtedly one of England's most skillful seamers but his fitness and reliability remains a concern.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
“He emphasized materials in a very skillful way. His lighting creates spatial depth. You get a different idea of what the architecture consists of.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
I stirred until my arm ached and painted the samples as smoothly as I could, becoming more skillful as I went along.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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