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

“Maybe we should,” she says, calling his bluff.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman