room for maneuver
noun phrase
: opportunity to make changes or to do things differently in order to produce a better result
The strict requirements left us very little room for maneuver.
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Japan's limited room for maneuver Andrew Harnik/Getty Images But Japan's room for maneuver in tariff negotiations with the U.S. is limited.
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Robert Ward, NPR, 27 May 2025
Turkey’s economic exposure to rival blocs, moreover, could constrain its room for maneuver.
—Mustafa Kutlay, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
Even if Washington stops short of requiring wholesale alignment, an expanding list of specific demands will shrink other countries’ room for maneuver.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Updated April 5 with new analysis and Apple’s room for maneuver.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Ankara’s close partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government, which leads the semiautonomous Iraqi region, further reduces the PKK’s room for maneuver.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
In Brazil, where the mistreatment of deportees on U.S. military flights had already caused controversy, Colombia’s spat narrowed the Brazilian government’s room for maneuver still further.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Of course, if there is no room for maneuver here, teams will hope running a few stars into the ground is worth it, with glory and attractive prize money—reportedly up to €100 million ($109 million) on offer.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
By instead leaning on fossil fuels as the United States’ principal energy source while giving renewable industries time to build up in Western countries, Washington can increase its room for maneuver.
—Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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Robert Ward, NPR, 27 May 2025
Turkey’s economic exposure to rival blocs, moreover, could constrain its room for maneuver.
—Mustafa Kutlay, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
Even if Washington stops short of requiring wholesale alignment, an expanding list of specific demands will shrink other countries’ room for maneuver.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Updated April 5 with new analysis and Apple’s room for maneuver.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Ankara’s close partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government, which leads the semiautonomous Iraqi region, further reduces the PKK’s room for maneuver.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
In Brazil, where the mistreatment of deportees on U.S. military flights had already caused controversy, Colombia’s spat narrowed the Brazilian government’s room for maneuver still further.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Of course, if there is no room for maneuver here, teams will hope running a few stars into the ground is worth it, with glory and attractive prize money—reportedly up to €100 million ($109 million) on offer.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
By instead leaning on fossil fuels as the United States’ principal energy source while giving renewable industries time to build up in Western countries, Washington can increase its room for maneuver.
—Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Room for maneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room%20for%20maneuver. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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