playing politics
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He argued that whisky was "very high" up the list of priorities for the UK as it seeks further trade concessions from the US and warned Swinney against "playing politics".
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
“I’m not interested in playing politics with the border and immigration — I’m interested in fixing it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024
In response to a question about whether Netanyahu is playing politics with the war, Biden said: “I don’t think so. He’s trying to work out the serious problem he has.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Advisers say she wants to avoid playing politics.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2020
Whether Fremont was acting from conviction or "playing politics" may be left to his biographers.
From Abraham Lincoln and the Union; a chronicle of the embattled North by Stephenson, Nathaniel W. (Nathaniel Wright)