bargaining chip

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It alleges the cases were filed in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions and used as “bargaining chips” by the firms, which would agree to dismiss them in negotiating a settlement.

From Los Angeles Times

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has also condemned the threat of tariffs saying they should "not be a bargaining chip in place of reasonable dialogue between partners".

From BBC

He added that the M23 was now likely to establish a parallel administration in the city, and use its military gains "as a bargaining chip in peace talks".

From BBC

But he didn’t mince words in describing how airlines became a bargaining chip during the shutdown negotiations.

From MarketWatch

The natural resource became an important bargaining chip in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, as the U.S. is heavily reliant on China to supply rare earth minerals.

From The Wall Street Journal