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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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The Frenchman was not the only driver dealt sanctions for such an infringement, but it was later determined the pit lane length had been measured incorrectly, leading to discrepancies with team pit lane speed limit calculations.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The right-hander was dealt to the Rays at the trade deadline after a rough half of a season with the Mets after the offseason deal that brought him over from Milwaukee.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

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Many of the players Fleury chatted with during preseason games, though, won’t be counted on often during the regular season.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
At the end of the night, guests chatted about where the afterparty was, as amfAR eschewed hosting one this year.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026

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But this is the second consecutive offseason Duren has negotiated for a new deal, and those attempts, thus far, have proven futile.

— Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The deal was negotiated by Edward McCarry and Peter Kelly of Cinema Guild with Hans Broich of Superzoom Film.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

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The voters who crowded into community halls, courthouses and a university lecture hall talked openly about Newsom’s presidential ambitions, even as Democrats try to keep the focus on November’s midterm elections.

— Steve Peoples, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Trump talked to Warsh repeatedly, a report publicly backed by several of his aides.

— Steve Liesman, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

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There is money tied to this format through playoff broadcasts, and any change would have to be collectively bargained between the league and MLBPA.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Like other major sports leagues, the WNBA’s eligibility rule is collectively bargained and thus protected by the non-statutory labor exemption.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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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
For a moment, two referees from the Falcons’ seventh training camp practice looked at each other, conversed and truly didn’t know what to rule.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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