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opening move

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opening move (plural opening moves)

  1. (games) A move that is used to start a game such as chess.
  2. (by extension) The beginning of a conversation, transaction, etc.
    • 2025 February 5, “The Guardian view on Trump’s foreign policy: an alarming new order takes shape”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      There is a common rationalisation that explains his recklessness as opening moves in a negotiation.

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