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chaffered

verb

past tense of chaffer

as in dealt

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar

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as in chatted

British to engage in casual or rambling conversation just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub

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Nesmith was dealt a flagrant foul, but not before some pushing and shoving broke out.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
To fans, that was the most consequential part of the historic punishment dealt by the NBA, which commissioned a year-long investigation that determined the Clippers committed audacious levels of salary cap circumvention.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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So after the game, as former colleagues often do, Tremble found his ex-coworker and chatted with him.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
In an interview with Bon Appétit, the former Detroit health director chatted about Michigan's food culture, grocery affordability, and the foods that shaped him.

— Serena Maria Daniels, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

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That money, alders who negotiated with Stonepeak insist, is — and was from the start — meant to reduce Chicago’s massive pension deficit.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
On the one hand, the relief came through energy, when Washington granted a series of short-term waivers that kept the NIS refinery running while Hungary’s MOL negotiated to buy out the Russian stake.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

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After a series of calls, the company bargained down the ransom to $1 million, Yousuf said.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Advertisement In this way, a war intended to deter future American attacks could instead strengthen a regional consensus that Iran must be dealt a serious blow rather than accommodated or bargained with.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 27 Oct. 2026

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Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

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