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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Trump has made brokering peace with Russia and Ukraine a priority of his administration, but has been unsuccessful at producing a ceasefire even though he’s helped bring both sides to the negotiating table.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
But also that month, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn came to the negotiating table.
—Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
What's Next The conditions in which Kim would agree on returning to the negotiating table remain unclear, but analysts widely concur North Korea is unlikely to accept any deal that demands full denuclearization.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
That can be back at the negotiating table or back on the battlefield, which the U.S. joined by bombing nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
But also that month, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn came to the negotiating table.
—Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
What's Next The conditions in which Kim would agree on returning to the negotiating table remain unclear, but analysts widely concur North Korea is unlikely to accept any deal that demands full denuclearization.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
That can be back at the negotiating table or back on the battlefield, which the U.S. joined by bombing nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
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“The negotiating table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20negotiating%20table. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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