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Whereas the Biden White House viewed war not as diplomacy by other means but the failure of diplomacy by all means, the Trump White House will engage in diplomacy while brandishing a very big stick.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Trump talks loudly and carries a big stick but—
Better than Teddy Roosevelt.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
Wash it Remove the tie-dye T-shirt with tongs or a big stick.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
Elbridge Colby: Speak softly and carry a big stick.
—NBC News, 30 June 2023
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First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Big stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20stick. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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