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dickered

verb

past tense of dicker

as in negotiated

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes

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Lujan believes Denver could have negotiated a much better deal.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Raman hit Bass early on in the debate, saying the mayor negotiated an expensive package of police raises that the city couldn’t afford.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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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
The luxury tax was collectively bargained with a tax utilized to constrain owners from overspending the annual threshold.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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But the bill almost failed to get off the ground, as Republicans debated over provisions limiting institutional investors and the House and Senate haggled over different versions of the proposal.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 22 June 2026
So on Wednesday, Crespi and her attorney sat by as board members haggled over a new exit package.

— Tess Riski June 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

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King bickered with fans on social media.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026

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