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as in bargaining

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dickering

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verb

present participle of dicker

as in negotiating

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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Noun

The state and union reached tentative agreements on 13 issues, according to the PERB filing in which the union accuses state officials of bargaining in bad faith.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
As a result, the merger will not increase the combined company’s bargaining power over the licensing of basic cable channels.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Definition of bargaining

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By negotiating lower net prices for GLP-1 with drug manufacturers, CMS theoretically created a favorable condition for Part D plan participation in BALANCE.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Casemiro's discovery rights were held by the LA Galaxy, and by league rule that would have prevented Inter Miami from negotiating with him.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of negotiating

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Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
The ultra-hardliners have used nightly rallies and their control of state television, known by the acronym IRIB, to drum up opposition to negotiations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiation

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After some spirited haggling at a public hearing, Star City Council members on July 7 approved a development plan for a commercial center on the northeast corner of Highway 44 between North Moyle Avenue and Plummer Road.

— Noah Daly July 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
No negotiating, no haggling, no surprises.

— Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

Definition of haggling

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Such a transaction would be in the hundreds of billions of dollars even before tacking on a deal premium, and the incumbent carriers are generally not seen as sellers.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
As part of that deal, Paramount agreed not to close the $111 billion transaction until five days after a trial is held or June 1, 2027, whichever is earlier.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of transaction

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Mediators have been trying to negotiate with Hamas for months on implementing the plan, but there is skepticism in the region that Hamas will hold up its end of the bargain.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
When the examination itself could not be trusted, that bargain began to look like a trap.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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