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He has maneuvered to avoid being lumped in with either the left or the right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Tesla and its rivals also source minerals from Congo and elsewhere, but China has maneuvered to take ownership stakes in relevant companies there and win longtime concessions from the governments.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022

Despite the simmering public anger over the military defeat, Pashinyan has maneuvered to shore up his rule and the protests died down during winter.

From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2021

Mr. McConnell has maneuvered to head off the conflagration.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2020

Charley has maneuvered for position, timing his arrival to such a nicety that the last slow step of his well-trained racer falls exactly as the pistol belches forth the signal to start.

From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Tileston, Merrill