gambit

Example Sentences

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An obvious opening gambit: You need an attorney who specializes in elder financial abuse rather than estate planning.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The gambit was meant to speed the agency’s approval should the Netflix deal crumble.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Plus, cleaning up cloud storage, Google’s TPU gambit, Meta goes on trial and a “Fitbit for farts”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

When it comes to capex, Meta is making the biggest gamble, and if it doesn’t hit, the company will have to pivot again, much like it did around its Metaverse gambit.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

He thought hard and then said, “What are those books about, Lula?”—a pretty good gambit on his part.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly