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Recent Examples of negotiator
Kaiser has proposed cutting retirement and medical benefits for these groups, freezing wages for current employees and cutting wages for new hires, said Brian Mason, lead negotiator for the nurse midwives.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Interim superintendent Cancy McArn has served as chief human resources officer and head negotiator for the district.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
As Claudius’s skills as a negotiator had improved, his customers had ratcheted up their aggressive campaigns for asymmetrical deals.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, broached the subject at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) .
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Similar things were said about his father, a famously uncompromising negotiator.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
The company has been flexing as a tough negotiator for its Live TV platform, triggering blackouts with a handful of media majors.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS DEAL BREAKER – Government shutdown looms as key negotiator withdraws support for funding package.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Krisztian Bocs / Bloomberg via Getty Images Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian delegation will feature his top negotiator, Rustem Umerov, and his new Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Interim superintendent Cancy McArn has served as chief human resources officer and head negotiator for the district.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
As Claudius’s skills as a negotiator had improved, his customers had ratcheted up their aggressive campaigns for asymmetrical deals.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, broached the subject at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) .
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Similar things were said about his father, a famously uncompromising negotiator.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
The company has been flexing as a tough negotiator for its Live TV platform, triggering blackouts with a handful of media majors.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS DEAL BREAKER – Government shutdown looms as key negotiator withdraws support for funding package.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Krisztian Bocs / Bloomberg via Getty Images Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian delegation will feature his top negotiator, Rustem Umerov, and his new Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiator
Noun
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While talks leading to the 2015 nuclear pact were multilateral, the current negotiations are confined to Iran and the United States, with Oman acting as mediator.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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More than 4,200 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital remain on strike after NYSNA members rejected a mediator's proposal, extending the longest nurses strike in the city's history.—
John Dias,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The elaborate game plan involved identifying powerful targets like the Musk brothers, using women and intermediaries to forge stronger ties with the target, and then relentlessly trying to insert himself into their circles.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The piece — a Confederate First National — had been transferred to Youngblood in April 2022 under an extended payment arrangement of $85,000, with partial payments routed through an intermediary rather than directly from Youngblood.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This McGill and Chinese University of Hong Kong grad also has bylines in Architectural Digest, Men's Journal, Town & Country, and Observer—occasionally trading his keyboard for time in front of cameras for brand campaigns or keeping conversations flowing as a panel moderator.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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At that stage the festival moderator steered the conversation back to the movie.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Negotiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiator. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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