tactician
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Stokes was never tipped for leadership, only to reveal himself as a superb man-manager and innovative tactician.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The club were not simply searching for a tactician.
From BBC ● May 12, 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
"It is very nice to have Mo on the scoresheet again, but what I like the most is he also helps the team a lot defensively," said the Dutch tactician.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 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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