subtly
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The Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini saga has been forever subtly immortalized in a Chargers schedule release video.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
These videos are very real—albeit subtly engineered to generate entire trends.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
A group so small, in fact, that its members can be manipulated by the subtly deployed malice of just one man.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The humble pretzel can be spotted, rather subtly, in a painting of a luxurious banquet.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Instead, he watched Annie, doing it as subtly as he could.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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