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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With messenger Mercury trining Jupiter, the Greater Benefic — with Mercury in your communication quadrant and Jupiter in your amicable 7th house — social exchanges carry extra goodwill.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
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Council members traded sharp exchanges as amendments piled up.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Credit default swaps are like insurance for investors, with buyers paying for protection in case the borrower can't repay its debt.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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There is a prosody to those mysterious terms bandied about in The Economist or The Financial Times, of liquidity and derivatives, operational profitability and capital expenditures, credit default swaps and enterprise value.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Their goal — to demand better wages and improved working conditions as American Airlines negotiates a new contract at the airport.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Once a shortlist is established, The PEO Link negotiates terms, presents structured comparisons, and supports implementation.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Fundamentals Despite its dominant position in the oilfield services industry, SLB currently trades at a meaningful discount to its peers.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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BofA points out that the sector currently trades at 22x trailing free cash flow and 15 times enterprise value to trailing EBITDA.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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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
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The performers’ union and the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of companies like Netflix and Paramount, issued a short joint press release noting that their talks would continue.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wayfair’s Epic Spring Sale includes outdoor furniture and patio decor deals up to 83 percent off.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Trade deals risk unraveling after the Supreme Court’s tariff decision.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Barters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barters. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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