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noun

plural of barter

as in exchanges

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another according to our barter agreement, I do all of the mechanical work on my neighbor's car, and he does all of my snow removal

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verb

present tense third-person singular of barter

as in transacts

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Noun

Though Wasserman hasn’t been charged with any crime, the exchanges took place before Maxwell had been charged with any wrongdoing, and the LA28 board backed Wasserman, the entertainment mogul sold his agency after several prominent artists fled.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The build-up is already heated, with both fighters engaging in intense exchanges, setting the stage for a thrilling contest.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of exchanges

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Bill negotiation PocketGuard partners with Billshark, a company that negotiates for lower rates on your behalf.

— Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman who negotiates on behalf of oil companies.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

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In all, the researchers made 23 different swaps, putting a different amino acid into one of 10 key positions identified by their work with AlphaFold.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
No team has embraced the Rubik’s Cube nature of the three-team trade like the Rays, who have nudged their way into five of the past six three-way swaps.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 23 July 2026

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Toyota trades only modestly above the peers, but that premium is justified by stronger margins, superior scale and a massive buyback program.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Front Beach is close enough to downtown for an easy swim between meals, while Halibut Point State Park, a short drive away, trades village charm for granite quarries.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Definition of trades

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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of bargains

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The plot deals relatively little with the professional criminal classes, but rather with the tensions—emotional, psychological and fundamental of the upper middle class.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The extended suspension of visits to Labadee’s white-sand beaches and popular overwater zip line deals another blow to Haiti’s already fragile economy.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

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