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Tinder was about swiping for a hookup, Hinge connected mutual friends via Facebook login, and Bumble made women make the first move.
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Kerry Flynn, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
Don’t sit idle or wait for someone to make the first move.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Universal investors can help mitigate those risks by funneling capital to firms that are willing to make the first move.
—Rebecca Henderson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
With patience Zacha juked, made his adversary make the first move, and lifted the puck over Bob’s left shoulder.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
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Kerry Flynn, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
Don’t sit idle or wait for someone to make the first move.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Universal investors can help mitigate those risks by funneling capital to firms that are willing to make the first move.
—Rebecca Henderson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
With patience Zacha juked, made his adversary make the first move, and lifted the puck over Bob’s left shoulder.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
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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 29 Sep. 2024.
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