Today's Word "gambit"
A maneuver used to secure an advantage
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gambit \GAM-bit\ (noun) - 1 : An opening in which a minor piece is sacrificed to obtain a strategic advantage. 2 : A maneuver used to secure an advantage. 3 : A remark used to open or redirect a conversation.
"When Jason failed to get the result and cash he expected from his latest job-avoidance gambit, he elected to simply abandon the enterprise as he had done so many times before."
From Spanish gambito, from Italian gambetto (the act of tripping someone), from gamba (leg).
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