gambit
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Yet O’Connor condemned RIH’s move as an underhanded gambit to “circumvent” his authority, as though he alone had a claim to litigate this dispute and McElroy was an impudent interloper.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Then the prime minister made his bold gambit, taking refuge in Labour Party rules.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
In February, four Chagossians gave it a try, landing a rubber raft on tiny Île du Coin in an attempt to establish a de facto right of return, a gambit they called Operation Certain Death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Since Haas became CEO in 2022, Arm has been aggressively pursuing revenue growth through price hikes and bundling, and the latest gambit is another move to keep that momentum going.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Tristran read it to himself, looking for something about which he could begin to talk: a conversational gambit of some kind—any kind.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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