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Time will tell, but the clock is now ticking on who will make the first move.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
This could manifest as a spontaneous date, a passion project with a lover or finally making the first move.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Universal Studios Japan just made the first move in making our Poké friends into an amusement-park staple.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
The better strategy would be to instead apply pressure and wait for Putin to make the first move.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
This could manifest as a spontaneous date, a passion project with a lover or finally making the first move.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Universal Studios Japan just made the first move in making our Poké friends into an amusement-park staple.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
The better strategy would be to instead apply pressure and wait for Putin to make the first move.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Make the first move.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20first%20move. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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