gambit
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Saudi Arabia, which borders one of the regions seized by the STC separatists, appeared at first to accept the STC’s gambit to control more territory.
From Los Angeles Times
So Badenoch's audacious gambit has made the question of the British right's future a question, in the immediate term, of Jenrick's future.
From BBC
Presumably the gambit is to catch Mr. Powell for lying to Congress regarding the office renovations or scrounge for details in search of some other so far undetected offense.
But the gambit has faltered as the combined entity’s debt load has proved unsustainable.
The Oscars will be shown only on YouTube from 2029, the Academy said Wednesday, in a radical gambit for a movie industry that remains wary of streaming platforms even as viewing habits shift online.
From Barron's
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