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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

With greater bargaining power after acquisitions, hospital systems can negotiate higher commercial prices for health care services, which can in turn raise premiums.

— Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
There are currently 486 unresolved issues when combining all 10 bargaining groups — one for each bargaining unit and a master that applies to each unit — and nearly 248 tentative agreements.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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Passman additionally teamed with Salomon to represent Zac Brown in connection with his Sphere residency and 2026 tour, with Salomon also negotiating Brown’s new publishing agreement with Sony.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
In the statement, Skydance said savings would come primarily from combining technology and other operations, such as negotiating deals with suppliers and reducing overlapping marketing expenses as well as consolidating real estate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Noun

On the second day of mediation, the firms engage in negotiations.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
The two countries have been mired in deadlocked trade negotiations, have sparred over the US threatening sanctions over India’s purchase of oil from Russia, and are now at loggerheads over immigration.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiation

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With big-play threats Mosley and Tanook Hines on the field, Maiava looked like an elite Big Ten quarterback dealing the ball in locations only his two ace receivers could catch.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
But when a traumatic encounter sends Tonya spiraling back into addiction—and back into the dangerous orbit of her drug-dealing ex-husband, Ronny (Alexander)—her fragile progress begins to unravel.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of dealing

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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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Harrington cofounded Elemis in 1990 and led it from launch through the end of 2025, taking the business global and steering it through multiple transactions — including a $900 million sale from private equity to a strategic holding company in 2019.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Ecobank agreed a partnership with China’s payment system to enable transaction settlements in the yuan currency.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of transaction

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But buyers balked at the price tag, and it was eventually auctioned off over the summer to PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel for the relative bargain of $130 million.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Even major battlefield setbacks may not push the group towards compromise if its leadership believes any concessions should be part of a broader regional bargain.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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