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Recent Examples of outflank
Throughout the day, forces fought to gain hilltop advantages and outflank the enemy, with Union troops ultimately forcing the CSA army to retreat.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 22 July 2024
Roberts, outflanked on the right, now has even less sway.
—Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Labour has been outflanked on the Left by the Lib Dems, who have pledged an additional £27 billion in spending for health and public services, funded by a rise in CGT and various levies.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 June 2024
Sunak is especially vulnerable to the success of the Reform Party – a right-wing group attempting to outflank him on immigration – and the Liberal Democrats, a centrist, pro-European group who have chipped away at Conservative support in affluent, southern parts of England.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 23 May 2024
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 22 July 2024
Roberts, outflanked on the right, now has even less sway.
—Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Labour has been outflanked on the Left by the Lib Dems, who have pledged an additional £27 billion in spending for health and public services, funded by a rise in CGT and various levies.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 June 2024
Sunak is especially vulnerable to the success of the Reform Party – a right-wing group attempting to outflank him on immigration – and the Liberal Democrats, a centrist, pro-European group who have chipped away at Conservative support in affluent, southern parts of England.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 23 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflank
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson is finding new ways to evade questions regarding those James Bond casting rumors.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The sanctions target around 50 ships described as aging and often decrepit that are reportedly operating illegally to evade restrictions.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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His practice also appeals to those looking to avoid the pitfalls of standard, reactionary medical treatments in favor of more natural, preventive options.William Mullane, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
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The bottom line is that these are common mistakes in the business grant application process that can easily be avoided.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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His ultimate goal may have eluded him, but Ricciardo put together a resumé that would be the envy of many drivers over the course of his 15-year F1 journey.Sam Joseph, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, who was arrested in Wales with assistance from British authorities, was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List in 2009 after eluding capture.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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In Jacques Audiard's cartel musical, Gomez plays Jessi, the wife to Karla Sofía Gascón's titular heroine, a trans woman who's trying to escape her violent past as a cartel boss.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The dynamic clip was directed by Jonah Haber and depicts Tinashe being detained in a cell, struggling to escape as onlookers watch her dance.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Having lost its mother during a traumatic birth, the cow Lucy had to be bottle-fed and was shunned by the herd.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Knightley said, before imitating her daughter shunning her from the dance floor at the disco.Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tesla has helped spearhead a movement toward a direct-to-consumer (DTC) model in which people buy their vehicles directly from the company, eschewing a dealership.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 Dec. 2024
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After the machine beeped, the pot was filled with a rich 75-degree-Fahrenheit liquid that barely melted the ice it was poured over, eschewing any bitter notes caused by shocking the brew in ice for a smooth cup with mild grassy notes and the beans' signature wine-y aftertaste.Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot delves into a crime that shook the town of Channelview, Texas, in 1991.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Warner, however, was looking to shake things up and get Bogart out of being typecast as a gangster.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cleo first released a patch for the bug currently being exploited in October, but hackers appear to have circumvented it, and the company is urging customers to apply its new patch now.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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The pills don’t work in every scenario, many women who use them to circumvent restrictions fear being prosecuted, and a lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of three conservative states seeks to both outlaw mifepristone for minors and prevent it from being mailed.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Outflank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflank. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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