bargaining chip

Example Sentences

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"Now it's no longer going to be able to use Lebanon as a bargaining chip."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Observers see her as a potential bargaining chip in negotiations with Tehran for the release of French nationals Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who are still waiting to leave Iran.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

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 • Jan. 19, 2026

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