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
Usyk will be able to outbox and outmanoeuvre him.”
From BBC ● May 16, 2024
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
Why, outmanoeuvre her opponent only to miss an attempted pass with the court at her mercy, of course.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2015
Unless I could outmanoeuvre them before daylight and join forces with Riggs I knew we had small chance against them in daylight, if, indeed, they had not already eliminated the captain from the fight.
From The Devil's Admiral by Frederick Ferdinand Moore
The monarch's half-brother, Prince Simakade Zulu, who is the late king's eldest son, has long coveted the crown, but his backers were outmanoeuvred by Misuzulu's allies in succession discussions.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
Coach Edin Terzic tactically outmanoeuvred Ancelotti in every department, and Madrid’s stars were subdued.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
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
Richard Lim, chief executive of Retail Economics, said the results suggested that Morrisons had been "outmanoeuvred" by its competitors.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2020
The record shows that European armies, when outgeneralled or outmanoeuvred, had the habit of retiring from the field, sometimes in good order, more frequently in a state of demoralisation.
From Abraham Lincoln by George Haven Putnam
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
Again, Fernandez hit her way out of trouble, choosing her shots carefully and outmanoeuvring Svitolina at the net.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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 Thomas Sergeant Perry
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