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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This time, France's large pension outlays and its need to rein in public spending leave little room for maneuver. — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 But France's mounting and increasingly expensive public debt is narrowing the financial room for maneuver that Macron's successor will inherit. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Short of a political upheaval, which is unlikely as long as Putin remains in office, Russia retains sovereignty on paper while quietly becoming a semi-vassal whose room for maneuver narrows by the year. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The massive degrading of the Islamic State group in Iraq and across the region, improvements in security and Baghdad’s more active diplomacy have expanded Iraq’s room for maneuver. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for room for maneuver

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“Room for maneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room%20for%20maneuver. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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