maneuver
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Hansen then described the translunar injection burn -- a maneuver that brought Orion within 200 kilometers of Earth before swinging around onto a new course for the Moon.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Japan’s fortifications aim to protect the vulnerable islands, but they have an added advantage: They complicate China’s freedom of maneuver, Matsuda said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
He launched a maneuver he’d completed many times before, a back flip off a steep jump.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
So, is the Irish exit rude or simply a strategic social maneuver?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Ben now had a tremendous area of the court in which to maneuver Pinkie.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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