maneuver
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Two events made this maneuver worth trying: The first was a Supreme Court decision in 1898 confirming that birthright citizenship applied to all regardless of race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
France’s strained finances leaves little room for maneuver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
After prolonged exposure to the viscous fluid, they had become smaller and easier to deform, allowing them to maneuver through the narrow gaps between the device's microscopic pillars.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
While showing viewers how offensive players should hold the football to counter the maneuver , Watt encouraged Nantz to “give that a good punch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
My fingers shake as I try to maneuver the key into the closet lock.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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A long-planned 34-story apartment tower that would be the tallest building in West Hollywood has been approved by the Planning Commission as the city maneuvers to add housing on its east side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Times’ editors mischievously assigned the story to one of their war correspondents, Chester G. Hanson, who chronicled the maneuvers of the “Arizona Navy,” consisting of a single ferryboat, the Julia B.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The government also highlighted ETF timing maneuvers around corporate dividend-issuance dates that are designed to avoid recognizing dividend income.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The team developed an AI-based controller that allows the robotic bug to perform demanding aerial maneuvers, including repeated body flips.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The hurdle crashes forward, and although it almost takes Annie out, somehow Annie maneuvers around it and stays in her lane.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Eventually, the robot gripped the glass by the rim, maneuvered it into place and threw its hands in the air in triumph.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the middle of a crowded stair landing, 3-year-old Shai Yolles sat cross-legged, organizing his spent glow sticks while adults maneuvered around him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“He maneuvered politically very well through the good and bad times.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
That means she recently crossed into her 50s, although when CBS’ Miller asked the glamorous Muppet to confirm that, she creatively maneuvered her interviewer into agreeing that both are 25.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
She seemed to change form as she maneuvered.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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Maeve, meanwhile, is maneuvering to expand her own power.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
For the Eagles, the maneuvering panned out, and they have the Super Bowl banner to prove it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But he has been irked at what he says is Paramount’s under-the-table maneuvering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Even pro-AI residents have objected to the furtive maneuvering around data centers.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Then he swung around and, after a long while spent in maneuvering his extremities, managed to sit on the edge of the table.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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