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tactician

[tak-tish-uhn] / tækˈtɪʃ ən /


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Similar feelings linger for another controversial maneuver, in which Koch opted to replace the vessel’s tactician, J.J.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

His interest in Murashige, meanwhile, a real-life tactician fictionalized here as an under-the-gun leader presented with myriad problems, poses the question: Did Kurosawa make a film about directing films?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Stokes was never tipped for leadership, only to reveal himself as a superb man-manager and innovative tactician.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

As tactician, Jobson’s role was to guide Turner at the steering wheel, to read the wind and set strategy and pace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

His code name for the invasion was “Operation Barbarossa,” after the great twelfth-century tactician and emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who unified many European kingdoms under German rule as leader of the Holy Roman Empire.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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