machinations
Example Sentences
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It is understood Savinho is keen to leave during this transfer window, with the machinations towards his potential move to London now under way.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Sharp up and down days are increasingly common, suggesting chaos beneath the market’s bid-and-ask machinations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The ruthless machinations of Gilded Age robber barons are transposed to New York’s hotels and banquet rooms—a story of love marketed to the highest bidder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
His machinations upset Conrad to the point where she declared him to be a “sucky person,” a moment that lives on in GIFs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
The story of the machinations employed to enable the Fischer–Karpov World Championship match to take place are enough to fill a separate book—and have!—but the details are hardly dramatic in retrospect.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
