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Instead of speaking softly and carrying a big stick, as former President Theodore Roosevelt once advocated, President Donald Trump has threatened to turn Canada into the 51st state, to annex Greenland from Denmark, and to forcibly displace 2 million Palestinians to create the Gaza Riviera.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The mom initially flew into the nest overlooking Big Bear Lake carrying a big stick in her talons as Shadow was eagerly tending to the eggs, the video shows.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump is wielding a big stick, presenting the country as intransigent, when there is evidence that a more nuanced approach that involves collaboration can yield fruit.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Trump bellows loudly, without any resort to the big stick.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The mom initially flew into the nest overlooking Big Bear Lake carrying a big stick in her talons as Shadow was eagerly tending to the eggs, the video shows.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump is wielding a big stick, presenting the country as intransigent, when there is evidence that a more nuanced approach that involves collaboration can yield fruit.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Trump bellows loudly, without any resort to the big stick.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Big stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20stick. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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