: threat especially of military or political intervention
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Joe Don Baker, the actor who as the real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 vigilante film Walking Tall carried a big stick to mete out his own Tennessee brand of justice, died May 7, his family has announced.—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 May 2025 Baker wielded another big stick as a Babe Ruth-like swatter in The Natural (1984) and appeared in such other films as Leonard Part 6 (1987), Cape Fear (1991), Reality Bites (1994), The Grass Harp (1995), Mars Attacks!—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025 If the Trump administration’s big stick provokes a complacent Harvard into seeking more independence, that will be a good thing.—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025 But carry a big stick, in the form of astute sagacity.—Essence Editors, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big stick
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