checkmate
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As Kagan put it, “if this isn’t checkmate, it’s close.”
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Ackman presented the director’s allyship as a checkmate even though, once again, neither he nor Oxman denied any of the reporting on the substance.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2024
Black rightly seeks queenside counterplay but can’t shake White’s single-minded focus on checkmate on the other wing: 19.
From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023
"It's checkmate, we're screwed," one Tory MP remarked.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022
Only a few other rudimentary hints were offered, such as that white should move first, and the object of the game was to checkmate, but not actually capture, the king.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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