saber-rattling

For all the political saber-rattling, the stock market is largely indifferent to shutdowns, according to an analysis by Stifel External link previously reported by MarketWatch.

But it’s fair to say that Reagan never indulged in outright name-calling or hateful invective, stressed his desire for negotiation over confrontation and left the nuclear saber-rattling to subordinates.

By most independent accounts, Maduro likely lost last year’s election — monitors disputed his claimed victory — but his many backers are making a high-profile show of support given the U.S. saber-rattling.

Venezuela could also find itself in U.S. military crosshairs as Washington amps up its saber-rattling against the South American nation.

The White House's saber-rattling against the American judiciary, a body conceived to hold government officials and elected politicians in check, prompted a rare rebuke from Supreme Court chief justice John G. Roberts.