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The emails offer a revealing window into the tactics Epstein used to build his network of the rich and powerful, using women under his control like pieces on a chessboard.—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026 There could, even, be two Argentineans hunched over a chessboard quietly discussing their moves in Spanish.—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 Trump shows no signs of getting up from the global chessboard.—Sam Jacobs, Time, 15 Jan. 2026 While Han’s story captured the public’s imagination on the chessboard, 2025 has seen even deeper breakthroughs in the lab.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chessboard