strike a deal
idiom
: to come to an agreement
The two sides finally struck a deal after weeks of negotiations.
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Even if the two sides strike a deal, negotiations down the road on a final agreement on the Homeland Security bill are likely to be difficult.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
That shutdown ended when a small group of moderate Democrats broke away to strike a deal with Republicans, but Democrats are more unified this time after the fatal shootings of Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
That shutdown ended when a small group of moderate Democrats broke away to strike a deal with Republicans, but Democrats are more united this time after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
But there isn't much time to strike a deal.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
That shutdown ended when a small group of moderate Democrats broke away to strike a deal with Republicans, but Democrats are more unified this time after the fatal shootings of Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
That shutdown ended when a small group of moderate Democrats broke away to strike a deal with Republicans, but Democrats are more united this time after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
But there isn't much time to strike a deal.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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