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as in bargaining
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as in activity
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as in trafficking
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
that store deals in used furniture
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as in negotiating
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price
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Recent Examples of dealing
John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
The smear sites have alleged, without substantiation, that targets engaged in — among other activities — extortion, embezzlement, prostitution, drug dealing and human trafficking.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
What seems certain given the 50% retention of Panarin’s salary by the Rangers and Fiala’s absence is that the Kings are not done dealing.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
In other dealing, Movistar+ has taken Spanish pay TV/SVOD and Spafax inflight rights.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
The smear sites have alleged, without substantiation, that targets engaged in — among other activities — extortion, embezzlement, prostitution, drug dealing and human trafficking.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
He was arrested for crimes including auto theft, assault and battery, armed robbery and dealing drugs.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
What seems certain given the 50% retention of Panarin’s salary by the Rangers and Fiala’s absence is that the Kings are not done dealing.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealing
Noun
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This is the first round of talks between the above-the-line unions and the major studios since the contentious 2023 bargaining cycle that led to historically long, dual writers and actors strikes.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday afternoon, the WGSU urged WGA management to come back to the bargaining table.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Does that desire to be on the field for offseason activities trump his financial motivations at the end of the day?—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Mar. 2026
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Emergency sirens sounded across Kuwait The crash came as air raid sirens sounded across Kuwait during heightened military activity in the region.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The conspiracy theories and potentially unflattering bedfellows are then rattled off — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a Romanian church accused in a child trafficking scandal.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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The White House has flexed its muscles across the Caribbean in recent months, capturing the president of Venezuela, intensifying an embargo on Cuba, and striking alleged drug-trafficking vessels.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Neither the public nor private side began with a champion negotiating binding requirements before contracts were finalized or construction started.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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That means protecting benefits already earned while negotiating responsible adjustments for future accruals, exploring constitutional pathways for reform and offering voluntary buyout incentives to reduce long-term liabilities.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The latest strikes by the US and Israel came amid negotiations over that nuclear program that had been due to resume within days.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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League sources don’t believe the Raiders are serious about trading Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby, so negotiations could very well drag into the draft this April.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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There have been individual successes on the pitch (such as Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and the wonderfully gifted Estevao) and players who have been sold on for a tidy profit (such as Djordje Petrovic, Renato Veiga and Noni Madueke).—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Talent is a leading indicator of success in an organization, and the talent that’s choosing to go to MLS is getting better and better.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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That's also when trading for oil futures begins, and the price of crude will be a key gauge for assessing what the conflict could mean for the global economy and stocks .—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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That’s easier said than done without sacrificing all of his draft picks or trading another key piece like Bichsel, Mavrik Bourque or Nils Lundkvist in return.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The biggest and most transformative deal for beauty in 2025 was the 4 billion euro transaction, announced in mid-October 2025 that’s not yet closed, of L’Oréal’s acquisition of Creed, plus of the long-term beauty licenses for Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga from Kering.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Trump justified a number of tariffs by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 49-year-old law that allows a president to regulate economic transactions in a state of national emergency.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Dealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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