masterstroke
Example Sentences
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Would Marmoush joining Tottenham be a masterstroke or risk?
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
On the 37th move of a Go game between one of the world’s best players and a computer program developed by Google’s DeepMind lab, the AI made an unconventional masterstroke to win the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
His masterstroke came with the creation of Disneyland in 1955, just as audience attention was shifting to the new medium of television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Rehiring Richardson looks to have been a masterstroke.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Roiben’s joining the High Court of Elfhame is widely considered to be a masterstroke of diplomacy, negotiated by Prince Dain against Madoc’s wishes.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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