1
as in deals
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 chats
British
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub
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Shop deals on scalloped duvets and sheets, fringe shams, patchwork quilts, floral sheets, and more.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026 -
The ruling deals another setback to Democratic Atty.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Inside the motel, Paula chats with Sky.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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The tool chats with job candidates, answers their questions about Chipotle, collects basic information, schedules interviews, and sends offer letters to candidates selected by hiring managers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Canada negotiates lower drug prices for all its citizens under its universal health care system.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The fundraising comes as SpaceX negotiates to pay razor-thin fees to the Wall Street firms, though banks are still likely to rake in about $500 million.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Oil prices are easing as ceasefire talks advance, but the real story is that the market defused the Hormuz crisis long before diplomacy did.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Years later, Eggers still talks as much about Taylor-Joy’s work ethic as her talent.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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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
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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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Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
13 Nov. 2025
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As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Israeli military warning rattles coastal city Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon continued, especially in and around the battered cities of Tyre and Nabatiyeh.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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“Chaffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffers. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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