subtleties

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By simply telling us that compassion is possible without depicting the subtleties of human growth, “I Swear” functions more like an educational drama than a portrait of how to make real-life change.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Few 20th-century writers bred as many imitators as Ernest Hemingway, but his followers rarely matched the subtleties of his deceptively simple style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

In a chat with his brother Graeme for the Football Association before he left United in 2018, Carrick himself explained the subtleties of a "great pass".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Throughout the museum, scholarship was diminished and subtleties disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

The subtleties within his hair blended so softly, yet created strong variation.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys