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skillful

[skil-fuhl] / ˈskɪl fəl /


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"Ollie Robinson is an extraordinarily skillful bowler," said Vaughan.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Wade, and making skillful strides on the world stage.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Baron was known for his skillful driving on the racetrack and his love of cruising steep canyon roads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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

Polyrhythm, as it has since been dubbed, had long existed in African tribal drumming, improvised on the spot by highly intuitive, skillful players, often in various states of trance.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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