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bluster

[bluhs-ter] / ˈblʌs tər /




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Before American rejected the proposal and Trump publicly shot down a potential deal, airline officials dismissed any merger as impossible to get past antitrust enforcers—and typical bluster from Kirby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The renewed bluster could derail the market’s recovery.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

Even accounting for bluster, bluff, and negotiation tactics, it’s an extraordinary statement from any world leader, let alone a U.S. president, to make.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Culturally, this typically gets framed as alpha-male, gym-rat bluster about bootstrapping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

I watched Norris and saw that all the bluster was gone.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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