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bluffing

[bluhf-ing] / ˈblʌf ɪŋ /










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Those who remain alive might well be bluffing, projecting resolve even if they would privately prefer to sue for peace.

From Slate Mar. 26, 2026

The game is open and there is no scope for bluffing.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Mehdi, a 58-year-old salesman believes the opposite, saying that "the Americans are bluffing" and that "the negotiations will be 100% successful".

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

“It’s like a kind of global entry, but with a different possibility, considering that a lot of the time I’m not exactly bluffing it, but I’m trying my best to make this work.’

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

He knows from years of playing Texas Hold’em with G’ma that whistling is her bluffing tell.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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