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  • noun Alternative spelling of brinkmanship.

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Examples

  • I would not want to sit across the table from her as she practiced her particularly hardnosed brand of brinksmanship; however, the secret to brinksmanship is the ability to drive a situation to the brink of disaster and then knowing exactly when to pull back from that brink.

    What Are Little Girls Made Of | ATTACKERMAN 2008

  • It’s why they’ll engage in brinksmanship but never actually let it happen. cmholm says:

    Matthew Yglesias » US vs Zimbabwe 2010

  • The brinksmanship is a familiar pattern this year between the two parties, who have narrowly averted a federal default and several government shutdowns in past fights.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The brinksmanship is a familiar pattern this year between the two parties, who have narrowly averted a federal default and several government shutdowns in past fights.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The brinksmanship is a familiar pattern this year between the two parties, who have narrowly averted a federal default and several government shutdowns in past fights.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • But Obama is acceding to Bush's brinksmanship, which is truly disappointing, Unless he is shrewdly trying to engage the Bushies while running the clock out.

    News Dissector Blog 2009

  • But Obama is acceding to Bush's brinksmanship, which is truly disappointing, Unless he is shrewdly trying to engage the Bushies while running the clock out.

    News Dissector Blog 2009

  • So he really has got to start digging his heels in and trying to convince some of his members, including a lot of these new freshman Tea Partiers that this is not the kind of brinksmanship that is going to be good for the party long term, he said.

    House Speaker Boehner: US Will Not Default on Debt 2011

  • This kind of "brinksmanship" is a hard-ball tactic that isn't usually a good idea.

    Change Perceptions To Become A Better Negotiator | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • They've seen this kind of brinksmanship so much, most recently in early April when North Korea launched a missile that flew over Japanese territory before landing in the sea.

    CNN Transcript May 25, 2009 2009

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