maneuver

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Hansen then described the translunar injection burn -- a maneuver that brought Orion within 200 kilometers of Earth before swinging around onto a new course for the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

They already have little room to maneuver and cut from already stretched budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“We will now begin to expand inland…creating additional freedom of maneuver for U.S. forces,” said Caine, adding, “we have sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand, both for offense and defense.”

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

An F/A-18 that was being pulled into position was whipsawed by the maneuver and “departed the hangar bay,” the Navy’s incident report said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

It took an hour to maneuver through the courtyard as he arranged treatment for the most serious cases.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French