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maneuver

[muh-noo-ver] / məˈnu vər /






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Since then, the mission team has been studying how the maneuver affected Roman's long-term fuel outlook.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

He added, “They’ve not only closed the gap—they’ve demonstrated an ability to maneuver satellites and conduct operations that we cannot do.”

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

That’s a maneuver that positions the booster to return to a landing site.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

“If they were serious about informing people about how to save lives, they would put the Heimlich maneuver on top of their website.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Could it be that only Crocodile Guts had the strength to maneuver against the new, strong current?

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

These maneuvers are intended to test technologies that could eventually be used for in-space satellite servicing, including future missions in which one spacecraft approaches and works near another.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

Scientists track pieces that are about softball-sized or larger using radar, and SpaceX maneuvers its satellites around them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

That’s what makes the promise of increased Treasury buybacks through November, and other potential “tools,” more than technical maneuvers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

Some financial analysts compared Bessent’s maneuvers to “rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic”—which probably isn’t an analogy he’d prefer to see!

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

How the stranger knew their maneuvers was definitely a mystery that needed solving.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Holding her breath, Kanowa maneuvered her vehicle to get the perfect shot.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 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

Instead the crew built a cockpit on a gimbal several feet in the air and maneuvered the actors across the sky as if they were really flying.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

Justice Department officials maneuvered to ensure that the court would take up the question as quickly as possible, evidently hoping to notch a win.

From Slate Feb. 10, 2026

I maneuvered my way through the maze of velvet and fringe into her pantry and retrieved the nearly empty jar of salve.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

But Cook’s careful demand forecasting and supply-chain maneuvering has hit a wall with one technological development: artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Joining with the main cast, the new Buzzes enact the series’ trademark high jinks about the silly maneuvering it takes for toys to traverse the types of barriers that humans can easily negotiate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The maneuvering in markets for oil, wheat, cotton, coffee and more have brought billions in profits to investment banks.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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