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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Wasserman also has a live events unit, a speaker’s bureau that books speakers for corporate events and conferences, and a rights sales business that negotiates and sells sponsorships and media rights, including stadium naming rights.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2026 -
The federal government negotiates directly with vaccine manufacturers to get preferable pricing, and then purchases vaccine products to distribute to participating clinics across the country.—
Sophia Newcomer,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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House Speaker Matt Ritter, a Hartford Democrat who will be a key player in the final budget negotiations in early May, spoke favorably after Lamont unveiled the plan.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Conflict initially began in 1969, with negotiations beginning in the early 1980s.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trade deals risk unraveling after the Supreme Court’s tariff decision.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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The fuel shortage deals another blow to a country that relies heavily on tourism, an industry that once generated $3 billion in annual revenue and served as a vital economic lifeline.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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During this run, Shawn is even doing performances of The Fever, his 1990 one-person play about the ugly compromises that undergird American life, on Sunday and Monday evenings when Moth Days is dark.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Whether legislative compromises can be reached on either of those remains unclear.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In this Gothic fantasy debut, Leena Al-Sayer bargains her ability to see the dead in order to pay for the expensive medicine her brother Rami needs to live.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 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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The notice formalized a Supreme Court ruling last month that the concessions for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals near the Panama Canal, which Panama Port Company (PPC), a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, had held for more than two decades, were unconstitutional.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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That being said, a strong push from the commercial country music industry comes with certain concessions.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 2026
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This is a volcanic island with steep hills, unpaved trails, and accommodations scattered across a ridge accessible primarily by golf cart.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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All accommodations come with private patios, fire pits, and stylish interiors.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Haggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggles. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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