checkmate
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But the moment Washington forced an error by the Broncos’ defense, the Huskies called checkmate.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025
If this is supposed to be some 4-D chess move, it looks an awful lot like checkmate — for the wrong side.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2025
Ackman presented the director’s allyship as a checkmate even though, once again, neither he nor Oxman denied any of the reporting on the substance.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2024
Black rightly seeks queenside counterplay but can’t shake White’s single-minded focus on checkmate on the other wing: 19.
From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023
"Well, not exactly checkmate," Theo replied, "but Sandy would have had to resign. I took his queen."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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