bargaining chip
Example Sentences
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Way to use the rest of us as a bargaining chip, Dave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Few commodity analysts expected the Iran war to last this long, and some were surprised by the use of the Strait of Hormuz as a bargaining chip.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Francis Gary Powers, the pilot, was captured by the Soviets and for two years was used as a Cold War bargaining chip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Authorities in China have used rare earths as a bargaining chip.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
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
