the negotiating table
noun
—used to say that people are having formal discussions in order to reach an agreement
The two sides in this dispute have returned to the negotiating table.
They came to an agreement at the negotiating table.
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What Ukraine cannot achieve on the battlefield will not be handed to it at the negotiating table.
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Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
On Friday afternoon, the attorney general's office said all sides have plans to return to the negotiating table.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
In Australia, the debate has been more fraught than almost anywhere else, and so the government’s announcement caught out even those who’ve been at the negotiating table.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The goal is to drive nations back to the negotiating table to secure fairer market access for American goods.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
On Friday afternoon, the attorney general's office said all sides have plans to return to the negotiating table.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
In Australia, the debate has been more fraught than almost anywhere else, and so the government’s announcement caught out even those who’ve been at the negotiating table.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The goal is to drive nations back to the negotiating table to secure fairer market access for American goods.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the negotiating table
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