gambit
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Since Haas became CEO in 2022, Arm has been aggressively pursuing revenue growth through price hikes and bundling, and the latest gambit is another move to keep that momentum going.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
An obvious opening gambit: You need an attorney who specializes in elder financial abuse rather than estate planning.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
Founded in 2002, SpaceX was Musk’s gambit to reignite the space industry that lost its luster after the Cold War wound down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 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
He thought hard and then said, “What are those books about, Lula?”—a pretty good gambit on his part.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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