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gamesmanship

[gaymz-muhn-ship] / ˈgeɪmz mənˌʃɪp /




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Having clear documentation of a business’s value—and the value of the founder’s stake—before the marriage can reduce some of the valuation gamesmanship if a once-happy couple later become adversaries, divorce lawyers say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

All by itself, the computer combined the skills of a super grandmaster with the gamesmanship of a Washington Square Park hustler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Other throwaways made it on the list thanks to Bieber’s gamesmanship or Billboard’s methodological quirks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

That’s because the bottom two-thirds of the distribution is where we’d expect to see the bulk of earnings surprises that result from gamesmanship among companies and analysts.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Maybe it was gamesmanship to try to throw me off, but it wasn’t working.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad


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