outmanoeuvre
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Australia signed a new defence alliance with Fiji on Monday, bolstering ties with its South Pacific island neighbour as it seeks to outmanoeuvre China in the region.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
At stake is potentially the biggest reshaping of Europe's aviation industry for a generation, with low-cost airlines looking to outmanoeuvre heavily indebted traditional carriers as COVID-19 travel restrictions are wound down.
From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2021
Messrs Beale and Buscemi are consistently amusing as they attempt to outmanoeuvre one another while trying their best to appear solemn and mournful after the tragic loss of their leader.
From Economist ● Oct. 20, 2017
He also managed to outmanoeuvre his political enemies in London, who kept on underestimating him to their cost.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2014
If fire were human it would build boats across the rivers and outmanoeuvre the wind.
From An Englishman Looks at the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Across much of Africa, youthful societies remain governed by ageing elites who have successfully outmanoeuvred constitutional limits and political pressure to step aside.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Coach Edin Terzic tactically outmanoeuvred Ancelotti in every department, and Madrid’s stars were subdued.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
How different a story from five years ago when she was underprepared, outmanoeuvred and flustered during the set-piece televised debate ahead of an election in which Macron won two-thirds of the vote.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2022
And even upstart groups of reformists who campaigned against the ruling elite managed to defy predictions that they would be outmanoeuvred by established parties: a bloc headed by a pharmacologist emerged with ten seats.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2021
The Japanese ships had quite outmanoeuvred their opponents, and at length they steamed away from the fatal circle on which the "Rising Suns" threw a lurid light.
From In the Yellow Sea by Frith, Henry
Catterall, 31, was at times outworking and outmanoeuvring his 33-year-old opponent, landing smart counter punches, but Barboza ended the rounds strongly, with crisp and well-timed power shots.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
The powerplay between the two shows Ms Meloni's outmanoeuvring of the 86-year-old Mr Berlusconi, with her rapid rise occupying the right-wing that he once dominated.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2022
Across a career spanning decades, Rumsfeld forged a reputation as the ultimate Washington insider and a true political survivor notorious for outmanoeuvring his foes.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2021
But the relative ability, and desire, of each power bloc to shape and lead the 21st century by outmanoeuvring and outperforming rivals may be fundamentally changing.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2019
My losses are not serious; I succeeded in outmanoeuvring the enemy.
From The Court of the Empress Josephine by Perry, Thomas Sergeant
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