International trade is not a zero-sum game since both countries can benefit from exchanging goods.
zero-sum game = a situation where one person's gain equals another's loss
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She avoids zero-sum game controversies and looks for win-win situations where both sides can benefit from working together.
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At the same time, he wrote, it was important to remember that a sense of belonging was not a zero-sum game.†
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Warren St. John, Outcasts United, 2009
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"Comrade Wyoming," he said soberly, "it's a matter of game theory in a complex non-zero-sum game.†
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Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, 1966