power play

Example Sentences

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Hill said using troops domestically was a fascist power play, and “a bad thing for the entire country.”

From Los Angeles Times

While positioned as retaliation for recent U.S. export-control actions targeting Chinese tech companies, Beijing’s decision is a calculated power play, according to people familiar with the Chinese government’s decision-making process.

From The Wall Street Journal

The problem is that all that talent can create something of a dilemma: There’s only room for five players on the top power play unit, three on the top line, one in the net.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's about a broader power play - using state institutions to impose a particular version of identity, while silencing or sidelining anyone who doesn't conform."

From BBC

Enraged by the power play, Democrats fled the state, depriving the Texas House of the quorum it needed to function.

From Salon