tactically
Americanadverb
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As September draws to a close, though, Andrew Tyler’s team identifies a more favorable setup, and now is going tactically bullish as they anticipate more stable bond markets and the oil price trending lower.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Openings that had long been considered dead because players had concluded they were so tactically weak have been revived because the engines saw sequences that world champions couldn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
This can be tactically useful in the short run to keep long-term yields from spiking.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Whether he uses that leeway to experiment tactically and bring in new faces remains to be seen.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Apart from it being tactically the right thing to do, this disjunction between the man and his job helped Comrade Pillai to keep his conscience clear about his own private business dealings with Chacko.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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