bargaining chip

Example Sentences

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In addition, Moscow has sought to use its support for Iran as a bargaining chip with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

John Swinney said additional duties should not be used as a "bargaining chip" in discussions between trade partners.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian didn’t mince words in describing how airlines became a bargaining chip during shutdown negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

With only a small battery of ICBMs powerful enough to reach the United States, and none of them completely reliable, Khrushchev felt that he needed a much bigger bargaining chip with Kennedy.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau