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gambit

[gam-bit] / ˈgæm bɪt /


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Taken with the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it starring turn from Jonathan Majors in “Infidels,” The Daily Wire’s gambit becomes clear.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Most startling of all: He has presented this property gambit, where ownership remains solely with him and his wife, as an act of goodwill.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

On Saturday, the band reprised its recent two-nights/no-repeats gambit with a completely different setlist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The French president has been instrumental over recent years in championing the daring gambit to loan the 950-year-old tapestry to the British Museum, which is putting it on display until next July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

I can’t help but feel that her decision to join us was a gambit of her own.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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