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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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While the Heat moved forward with the Adebayo extension as soon as Adebayo became eligible, the team bypassed an extension for Herro during an extension window in October and then dealt Herro as another extension window opened on July 1.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Unlike some of the policy wonks and academics who opine about teen takeovers, Johnson has dealt directly with these kids.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

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In these ornate halls, while those with more serious ailments might soak in mineral baths or endure being wrapped in a wet sheet for the sake of their health, others played cards, chatted with friends, and attended concerts.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
The prior day, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, also chatted with McConnell.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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Maria Demertzis, professor of economic policy at the European University Institute, notes that the trade policy was negotiated collectively by Brussels rather than individual member states.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026
The deal was negotiated between Robert Aaronson, Executive Vice President of Cohen Media Group, and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, Co-CEO of France’s Playtime.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 July 2026

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Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026

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Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026

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As the players conversed and enjoyed their afternoon off, a curious Andrés, then 18 years old, peered through the kitchen window, too shy to join the conversation.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
But Feaster also found other accounts that described Müller’s device as a puppet that conversed with audiences.

— Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026

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