gambit
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Fedorov’s video address is being interpreted in Kyiv as the opening gambit in a potential run for the presidency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In retrospect, though, the president’s post was likely part of the gambit, helping him slip away aboard an entirely different plane.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The latter approach is their fairly new “history and traditions” gambit.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Unified could be viewed as a last-ditch gambit to salvage a desperate financial situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
And certainly it was hard to think of a more reckless gambit than throwing C.P. and Ann together.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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