as in negotiates
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Such fundraisers would be prohibited if the union succeeds in being recognized and negotiates a contract reflecting its demands.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Multiple versions of the template, reviewed by The Athletic, state that if a player intends to transfer before the end of an agreement, the athlete would owe the remaining amount left to be paid on the contract, unless the school negotiates a different buyout amount.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The negotiations are similar to those previously carried out with companies including Chevron, PDVSA said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Although the two were mostly in favor of improving revenue-sharing for the teams in over two-plus years of bitter negotiations, the discovery process showed their growing frustration with NASCAR's board of directors over its refusal to make the charters permanent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Below, shop the seven best designer deals worth shopping before prices go back up—or worse, sell out.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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The final resolution is not guaranteed to pass, but the vote deals a symbolic rebuke to the president.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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After its failure, Wiener looked for compromises and championed other bills aimed at increasing housing supply.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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European leaders coordinated joint responses, insisting any deal respect Kyiv’s red lines, while the administration stressed pragmatic compromises to secure lasting peace.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those restraints are lawful because the NFL collectively bargains them with the NFL players association.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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One of the best Cyber Monday bargains out there is this incredible OLED portable from Asus, which is crammed with high-end silicon for peak performance on all of today's top titles.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Nov. 2025
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Often, his resistance took subtler forms — delays, reversals, partial concessions, and conditions.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both sides made concessions heading into this offseason to avoid the same fate.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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And those cover everything from the provision of medical care to the safety and security of the facility to environmental health-and-safety standards and religious accommodations.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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Owned by Abercrombie & Kent, a pioneer of luxury safaris since 1962, the company expanded into accommodations just before the turn of the century with Olonana in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and has since also operated boutique riverboats, including the new Pure Amazon in Peru that debuted this past summer.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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