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bluffing

[bluhf-ing] / ˈblʌf ɪŋ /










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Kids know if you’re bluffing, so do not make a threat that you’re not willing to carry though.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Some said war was all but inevitable, while one salesman who gave his name as Mehdi predicted the negotiations would succeed, saying: "The Americans are bluffing."

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

But Scappaticci was bluffing and did not actually want to succeed, since if the government was ordered to tell the truth, he would have been confirmed as Stakeknife.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2026

Beneath all the bluffing lies a determination of credibility.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2025

She knew I was bluffing, but ran off anyway.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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