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Noun
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But Cate mentioned obvious areas of interest such as housing, infrastructure, regulations, taxes and fees, trade and the overall cost of living.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025 -
Meanwhile, the administration is negotiating a trade deal with the European Union, the United States’ largest trading partner.—
Ted Tucker,
National Review,
22 June 2025
Verb
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For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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By reducing the risks associated with independent work, more individuals may be encouraged to offer their skills in the marketplace, leading to a more dynamic and flexible labor force as well as a more innovative and competitive Florida economy.—
David Santiago,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2025
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The point of this exercise was to see where Montreal fits in the marketplace.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Verb
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The new rules will also impact businesses transacting with SMEs.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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Except that buyers and sellers alike increasingly disdain transacting with and selling for cash.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In confronting the Mexican government for its failure to prevent the femicides, the band also challenges a culture in which commerce is valued more than the lives of the workers who keep it running.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Trump’s former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross warned that after successful negotiations with China and the U.K., the Trump administration may become overconfident in negotiations with the EU, pushing away European allies.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Looking for flexibility with terms can be just as valuable as negotiating a lower purchase price.—
James Nelson,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If other specialty units were to be further affected by the shortage, Mager wrote the department may be forced to get help from an outside agency for investigations of homicides, shootings and other violent crimes, as well as traffic homicide investigations.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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Some residents opposed the development, citing traffic congestion and neighborhood safety.—
Emilie Takahashi,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Milligan left the series after two seasons after demanding that he and the cast be compensated for the show’s various merchandising endeavors, including lunch boxes, coloring books and board games.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
17 June 2025
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For instance, within the exhibition, a 1948 video that testifies to the existence of a school for models in Varenna, on Lake Como, where courses on textile merchandising, hairstyling, and poise were taught.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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“Bartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartering. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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