machinations

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Every now and then a particular asset is afforded greater heft than usual in determining broader market machinations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

You can feel how desperate Cathy and Heathcliff are for each other in their own twisted way, and despite their horrible machinations you want them to be together.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, for Labour, after all the questions for them over the weekend about the machinations involving the prime minister and Andy Burnham, a chance to reflect on rows on the Right of politics.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

“All the machinations that got us there, none of that’s gonna be remembered, and it shouldn’t be,” Clooney said at the time.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Roan seemed to have been unaware of these machinations; he trusted that Hale, his supposedly closest friend, was helping him.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann