name of the game
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The name of the game for the moment is for a candidate to get as many of their supporters at their respective county delegate elections as possible.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Efficiency is the name of the game and it’s relentless,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
Triple-digit sales growth is the name of the game for CoreWeave, and that will be the first thing Wall Street analysts will look at when earnings are released.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
“Restoration is the name of the game, not intrusion,” Mike told me, and he wasn’t talking just about the estuary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
They had enough food—scavenged from the ruins, hunted in the woods, brought up from Asheville sometimes—but rationing was the name of the game, and everyone looked like they were one meal a day short.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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