brinkmanship
noun
the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
brinksmanship
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a variation of
brinkmanship.
Example Sentences
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That tally comes via Axios’ Andrew Solender after several days of social media brinksmanship from the commander-in-chief.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
“The resumption of debt ceiling negotiations spurred some hopes despite distinct risks of brinksmanship and blame-shifting,” Tan Boon Heng of Mizuho Bank said in a report.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
It is not necessarily to Twitter’s discredit that it may have maneuvered its own internal rules to counteract this rhetorical brinksmanship.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2022
After months of haggling, brinksmanship and trips back to square one, Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill is on the verge of becoming infrastructure law.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2021
While Stavridis was game for a collaboration, Ackerman was hesitant; tales of seafaring and high-level brinksmanship weren’t his thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
