bluff

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Or it could be some combination of bluff and wishful thinking.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

On Wednesday afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell.”

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

As Leavitt told us Wednesday, the president doesn’t bluff.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

On the international stage, Mr. Mashal’s bluff relies on nobody else having enough skin in the game to call him out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

At their camp near the base of a bluff alongside the Green River, Buzz began to fill their backpacks for another day of hiking, trying to lighten their load as much as possible.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone