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maneuver

[muh-noo-ver] / məˈnu vər /






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The maneuver subjected the airframe to an estimated 3 Gs of force, akin to what a spacecraft experiences during launch, and exceeded the 737 MAX’s operating limit of 2.5 Gs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Even when districts ultimately receive the money, that kind of maneuver complicates cash flow, raises uncertainty and pushes districts toward short-term decisions rather than stable strategies,” Barrera said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

These comments are what Johnson’s office sent me when I asked them to explain the maneuver over voter IDs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Halkias pointed to the fast food chain’s recent adoption of shredded lettuce on its chicken sandwiches as a cost-slashing maneuver typical of private equity-owned restaurants.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

The lesser monsters kept a respectful distance from the Titans, so there was enough empty space to maneuver around the Doors; but Percy was keenly aware of the snarling mob at his back.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The government took particular aim at maneuvers known as “351 conversion transactions,” for the tax-code section they aim to employ.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The design combines the robustness needed for difficult, high-speed maneuvers with enough computational efficiency to work in real time.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Listen to how nimbly Perry maneuvers some very tricky intervals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

As for maneuvers that make rollovers into a plan useful, three are common.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

“I should be back shortly. These maneuvers never last long.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Crane operators maneuvered twisted I-beams as if playing pick-up sticks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Members of the USC Reserve Officers Training Corps were in perfect step as they carefully maneuvered the documents off of the Boeing 737.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

That means she recently crossed into her 50s, although when CBS’ Miller asked the glamorous Muppet to confirm that, she creatively maneuvered her interviewer into agreeing that both are 25.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

Justice Department officials maneuvered to ensure that the court would take up the question as quickly as possible, evidently hoping to notch a win.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026

Stick maneuvered out of the coveralls as we drove.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

In a deft bit of narrative maneuvering, Gerald’s voice breaking was written into the show; Jamil Walker Smith played the character for all five seasons and one movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

That has made the postpandemic housing market one of the most challenging in recent memory and limits the amount of financial maneuvering available to would-be buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Even pro-AI residents have objected to the furtive maneuvering around data centers.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

But Cook’s careful demand forecasting and supply-chain maneuvering has hit a wall with one technological development: artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

I appreciated his wily maneuvering on the Net, his bizarre sense of humor, his oddly defiant view of his world, his striking intelligence and lust for ideas.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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