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subtlety

[suht-l-tee] / ˈsʌt l ti /
NOUN
a fine distinction
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NOUN
delicacy
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Mr. Armitage captures this with expert subtlety, allowing the narrative to unfurl without imposing false coherence upon it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The pope will arrive by helicopter, a diplomatic subtlety that spares him from landing on French soil without actually visiting France.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It is also true that there is a subtlety to these conventions.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

This is a subtlety of Washington that Americans weren’t taught in elementary school, and I don’t think the A.I. bots have quite figured it out.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

Not for me the languor and the subtlety I had read about in books.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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