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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

Those who remain alive might well be bluffing, projecting resolve even if they would privately prefer to sue for peace.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 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

“And, of course, I didn’t have a film festival. I had an idea for a film festival. So I was bluffing on both sides.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025

He was asking for a king’s ransom, and he was bluffing.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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