machination

This week WBD admitted the obvious: The Ellison machinations had put the company in play, which was expected sooner or later anyway.

Learning about all the behind-the-scenes machinations that brought Sasaki from an injured, defeated rookie to the postseason MVP and Dodgers’ season savior was fascinating and gives me a deeper appreciation for the struggles he faces.

Alma was always someone who lived a life of the mind and lived a life of many machinations, and, therefore, was calculating and precise, and also deeply contradictory and steeped in a sense of self-denialism.

It’s easy to snort at two men who—whether from political machination, ego or fantasy—continue to present obvious abuses of authority as beyond reproach.

He worked with several high profile Conservative lawmakers, giving him insight into government policy toward China and the inner machinations of the Tory party.