maneuvers

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Hundreds if not thousands of times, Humphrey will chuck the ball off the wall, back and forth, practicing complex shots, fakes and maneuvers, turning a vague idea into another mind-bending highlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The production, full of sensational aerial maneuvers and fog-strewn scenic thrills, is mesmerizing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Yet she’s the one who maneuvers him into a better job, where he accidentally fails upward into more responsibility thanks to his himbo charms.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

“It looks like the chair always gets what they want, but that’s because the chair maneuvers to stay in the middle of the committee,” said former St. Louis Fed President James Bullard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The Legendary Alston Boys’ maneuvers always came from learning something new while on an adventure, something that Otto catalogued for later.

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