masterstroke
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On the 37th move of a Go game between one of the world’s best players and a computer program developed by Google’s DeepMind lab, the AI made an unconventional masterstroke to win the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
There was also a tactical masterstroke in the Club World Cup final, when an asymmetric overlapping full-back was introduced in Malo Gusto on the right.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
His masterstroke came with the creation of Disneyland in 1955, just as audience attention was shifting to the new medium of television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Steve Holland's appointment is viewed as a masterstroke.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
But it is the masterstroke of the green spot, shining like a beacon in the middle of her forehead, that conveys the anguish of the girl’s confrontation with her inner self.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
