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maneuvering

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Verb

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maneuvering

  1. (US) present participle and gerund of maneuver

Noun

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maneuvering (plural maneuverings)

  1. (US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers
    • 2007 October 2, John Tagliabue, “A New Wave of Support for Anne Frank’s Ailing Tree”, in The New York Times[1]:
      As a retired Unesco official with much experience in conserving monuments, Mr. Mutal, 73, has been caught up in the bureaucratic maneuverings to save it.
    • 2024 February 5, Stephen Collinson, “Trump’s legal battles are at a critical moment with major implications for the 2024 election”, in CNN[2]:
      With his legal maneuverings, Trump is showing that he also understands the implications of this election — one that could give him substantial powers as president to defray or dismiss many of the legal threats that he’s facing and to behave in office without future accountability.

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