gamesmanship

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That’s because the bottom two-thirds of the distribution is where we’d expect to see the bulk of earnings surprises that result from gamesmanship among companies and analysts.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

In most other sports, that would have been considered gamesmanship.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

"It's a bit of gamesmanship," Schmidt said on Saturday evening, before defending his team's record.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

“The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempts to hide it,” Sotomayor writes.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

Maybe it was gamesmanship to try to throw me off, but it wasn’t working.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad