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Definition of brinkmanship
: the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety especially to force a desired outcome
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Examples of brinkmanship in a Sentence
two nations caught up in nuclear brinksmanship
Recent Examples of brinkmanship from the Web
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The shutdown stems from a brinkmanship between Mr. Christie, who is a Republican, and Vincent Prieto, the speaker of the State Assembly and a Democrat.
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Washington might be unusually strident with anti-trade brinkmanship, but Foxconn has been just as vocal.
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That has led to periodic brinkmanship over whether Congress would act in time to avoid disruption.
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That has led to periodic brinkmanship over whether Congress would act in time to avoid disruption.
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Although the Cold War flirted with nuclear brinkmanship, the challenges are even more dangerous today.
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Animosity between Pyongyang and Washington has spiked in recent weeks amid a game of brinkmanship between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Animosity between Pyongyang and Washington has spiked in recent weeks amid a game of brinkmanship between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Animosity between Pyongyang and Washington has spiked in recent weeks amid a game of brinkmanship between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump.
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First Known Use of brinkmanship
1956
BRINKMANSHIP Defined for English Language Learners
brinkmanship
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Definition of brinkmanship for English Language Learners
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: the practice of causing or allowing a situation to become extremely dangerous in order to get the results that you want
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