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After some no doubt supersubtle finesses and pivots on both sides, Black seems to have achieved his goal on 30.

From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2023

Soft and supple, it finesses the line between elegance and heft.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2021

Grant attempts two tricky maneuvers with “Harpoon” and, for the most part, finesses them both.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2019

The chef, Jason Aldous, forages and then finesses hyper-fresh ingredients — fiddlehead ferns, ramps, organic duck eggs, local oysters — into dishes that highlight the crisp brine of the waters and earthiness of the terroir.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2017

Hoagland would say that now was the time for playing certain finesses, that in the wake of the activity arose those moments that could be manipulated.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee