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: a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
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: a clever trick or stratagem
b
: a clever way of doing something
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She has a knack for telling interesting stories.
The jazz musician has an incredible knack for improvisation.
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Trump’s willingness to take risks, his boldness in appearing in places and situations where the old Republican Party feared to tread, his knack for the memorable photo and cutting riposte have defined his political career and the 2024 campaign.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Nov. 2024
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Kansas City also has a knack for finding receivers that end up becoming stars.
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Which brings up a second paradox: Dudamel always seems most energized with scores full of rhythmic rattle and percussive excitement, pieces that demand pinpoint exactitude and a knack for assembling large, coherent structures out of jagged shards.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Still, being an independent creator requires not only a willingness to perform but also a knack for the grind of entrepreneurship.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Nov. 2024
More news: Chiefs vs Buccaneers Expert Predictions for Monday Night Football Week 9
Kansas City also has a knack for finding receivers that end up becoming stars.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Which brings up a second paradox: Dudamel always seems most energized with scores full of rhythmic rattle and percussive excitement, pieces that demand pinpoint exactitude and a knack for assembling large, coherent structures out of jagged shards.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Still, being an independent creator requires not only a willingness to perform but also a knack for the grind of entrepreneurship.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Knack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knack. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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