in good faith
idiom
: in an honest and proper way
He bargained in good faith.
Both parties acted in good faith.
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The hefty salary shows Minnesota negotiated in good faith in an offseason in which many prospective free agents are expected to get squeezed financially as few NBA teams have legitimate space under the salary cap.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Regardless of the path taken, American policymakers must urgently craft creative, practical solutions, both formal and informal, to manage a world of multiple nuclear actors that are currently unwilling to negotiate in good faith.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
While administration officials have repeatedly said that regime change is not the objective of the White House, Trump on Sunday evening publicly mused about its prospects if Iran does not come to the negotiating table in good faith.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Meta had been negotiating in good faith with Eight Mile Style, but rather than continue those discussions, Eight Mile Style chose to sue.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Regardless of the path taken, American policymakers must urgently craft creative, practical solutions, both formal and informal, to manage a world of multiple nuclear actors that are currently unwilling to negotiate in good faith.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
While administration officials have repeatedly said that regime change is not the objective of the White House, Trump on Sunday evening publicly mused about its prospects if Iran does not come to the negotiating table in good faith.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Meta had been negotiating in good faith with Eight Mile Style, but rather than continue those discussions, Eight Mile Style chose to sue.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 June 2025
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“In good faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20good%20faith. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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