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subtleties

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As with so much of Hofmann’s work, the subtleties of color—different greens, for example, or the red-on-brown segment that could be a fine painting on its own—make it compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 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

It’s funny because it’s not a broad stroke; they write in such subtleties.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2025

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

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys