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bluster

[bluhs-ter] / ˈblʌs tər /




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The renewed bluster could derail the market’s recovery.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

“Iran is suffering, too. I don’t think that this bluster, this sense of euphoria, is going to last once they turn around and look behind them and see the devastation of this war.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

So for all their bluster in public, Bondi and Blanche were floundering in court as losses piled up.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

He argued that while Duterte used "bluster and hyperbole" in his speeches, he also frequently ordered authorities only to shoot in self-defence.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Baraa, for all his bluster, looks old and anxious next to Baba.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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