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
But Harper - who had been in with the likes of Natasha Jonas, Alycia Baumgardner and Cecilia Braekhus - leaned on her experience to outmanoeuvre her opponent.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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
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
To outmanoeuvre their oars as he had done the ship's sails, Amyas knew was impossible.
From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Charles Kingsley
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
Hun Sen is one of Asia's great survivors, a wily, street-smart politician who has time and again outmanoeuvred his opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
De Klerk sensed the threat and outmanoeuvred them by offering a "whites only" referendum in 1992, in which a majority of white voters endorsed further reform.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2021
Only then had he perceived what was so obvious—or should have been to an experienced sea-fighter: he had delayed too long and Captain Blood had outmanoeuvred him.
From Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
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
Again, Fernandez hit her way out of trouble, choosing her shots carefully and outmanoeuvring Svitolina at the net.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2021
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 Thomas Sergeant Perry
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