gambit
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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 gambit is a risk to Bessent’s standing on Wall Street, where as a trader for George Soros, he was part of the team that successfully wagered against the British pound in 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Every time she thought back on the gambit, and how well it had worked, Kathy smiled to herself.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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