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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Unlike their peers in other major leagues, NBA players can invest in sports gambling companies and advertise for them, a right negotiated in the 2023 collective bargaining agreement.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026 -
In recent weeks, Baker McKenzie, a white-shoe law firm, axed 700 employees, Salesforce sacked hundreds of workers, and the auditing firm KPMG negotiated lower fees with its own auditor.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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Powell played three-plus seasons with the Clippers before being dealt to the Heat in July.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
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Their best bet is to play the hand they were dealt.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Those are among the reasons why the NFL and NFLPA have collectively bargained a schedule of fines in Article 42 of their CBA.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For many families, medical care is something to be bargained with, not something that arrives when needed.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
19 Jan. 2026
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The 11-page agreement, which was reportedly haggled over for months by Power Four conferences, met a frosty reception when it was initially distributed in November.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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In labyrinthine souqs by cascading plateaus of trash, customers haggled over Europe’s fashion waste.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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The actors jokingly bickered about their history with the ceremony, with Cheadle remarking that Clooney hadn’t won since 2026 winner Timothée Chalamet was 3 years old.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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On 33 occasions since 2017, Congress has been forced to pass emergency extensions to the flood insurance program, as lawmakers bickered over budgets and looming shutdowns threatened to disrupt it, according to a letter the National Association of Realtors sent to Congress ahead of the shutdown.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Dickered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickered. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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