gambit

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He has only given you that $1,000 as an opening gambit, and now he wants something from you, but he is too Machiavellian to ask for it outright.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Plus, cleaning up cloud storage, Google’s TPU gambit, Meta goes on trial and a “Fitbit for farts”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

In 2021, the Silicon Valley-based modular start up Katerra went spectacularly bankrupt after spending $2 billion in a hyperambitious gambit to disrupt the building industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

When it comes to capex, Meta is making the biggest gamble, and if it doesn’t hit, the company will have to pivot again, much like it did around its Metaverse gambit.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

And certainly it was hard to think of a more reckless gambit than throwing C.P. and Ann together.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson