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maneuver

[muh-noo-ver] / məˈnu vər /






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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

But Cress said the fact that the helicopter appeared to be hovering in the air, and at a low altitude, would make it difficult for the pilot to execute the maneuver.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

In effect, the Leipzig attack was like a maneuver in a war game, or a feint.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

It was the sort of overly aggressive maneuver only a Soulless Minion of Orthodoxy would engage in.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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

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

Pearce, the attorney who argued before the 9th Circuit, noted that judges in other parts of the country have nixed Trump administration maneuvers to keep de facto U.S. attorneys in power without Senate confirmation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“To use the language of chess,” Khrushchev said of these maneuvers, “the Americans had advanced a pawn, so we protected our position by moving a knight.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Yet even though our two countries are inextricably bound together, and despite the existential nature of Canada’s reliance on the U.S. market, we have maneuvered ourselves into a self-defeating elbows-up mentality.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 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

Carefully she maneuvered between the clusters of well-dressed people, trying hard not to catch attention.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

The stamina, coordination, reflexes and maneuvering of a vehicle at such ridiculously high speeds is more than admirable.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

Further, radar also doesn’t show the names of other ships, making communication, coordination and maneuvering to avoid collisions challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Dad, sitting in a chair and holding a walking stick as if it were a tiller, would bark out orders while maneuvering his imaginary craft around a tricky harbor.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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