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noun

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Recent Examples of horse-trade
Noun
The rising profile of McHenry and Emmer is likely bullish for crypto bills, as both work to convince Democrats on their committee—and their counterparts over in the Senate—to horse trade over stablecoin and market structure legislation. Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023 Congress, by contrast, can hold wide-ranging hearings, issue subpoenas, survey and even commission empirical research, weigh fiscal trade-offs, consider constituent popularity, balance different values and interests, horse trade, negotiate, and forge compromises. Ian MacDougall, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022 Justices horse trade and revise for months on major cases, though they’re not known for flipping sides. Dallas News, 3 May 2022 The blandishments McCarthy might have offered to horse trade his way to the speakership — fancy titles, perks, a fundraising appearance — meant little to those Republican holdouts who would like nothing more than to burn Washington to the ground. Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023 Krikorian, from the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies, argued DACA recipients could have gotten green cards by now, if Democrats had been willing to horse trade for tougher enforcement. Dallas News, 18 July 2022 In the early 1960s, the bistate agency took over what was then the struggling Hudson and Manhattan Railroad as part of a horse trade between New Jersey and New York that committed the Port to build the first World Trade Center. Paul Berger, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse-trade
Verb
  • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denounced Trump’s tariffs and instituted equivalent tariffs of their own but also agreed to sit down with Trump to negotiate a way forward.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • As an example: The Bears are negotiating with alumnus Ron Rivera, a former NFL head coach, to join the athletic department in a supporting role.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Now, with a clearer picture of the district’s financial landscape and a commitment to equitable compensation, negotiations are set to resume on March 14 and 21.
    Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Several hostages remained captive in Gaza and the ceasefire deal included successful negotiations for the return of dozens of them.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Last month, as part of the ceasefire deal, Israel started allowing Palestinians to cross the Netzarim corridor and return to their homes in the North.
    Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Experts warn that rhetoric like this could rattle the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
    Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Still, it was widely viewed as an effective compromise.
    Hayden Field, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Yet the total number of data compromises remained about flat year over year, with the center tracking 3,158 incidents last year.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Trump’s proposal could be a negotiating tactic—a grandiose plan intended to be bargained down to something practical.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
  • At the same time, Rhoades also recognized that even if graduate student unions lose their formal recognition, there is a possibility that some institutions will voluntarily recognize these unions and continue to bargain with them.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, borrowers with loans subject to the settlement's provisions should see their collection efforts halted.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Meta had agreed to a $25 million settlement with Trump over his ban from the platform after Jan. 7, 2021.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For De Leon, growing up between Mexico and the United States gave him a shrewd understanding of human behavior.
    Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Combining elements of text, live performance and video projection, the Nimoy Theater event is the Centre’s definitive talk about art, meaning and understanding.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There’s also an on-site concession stand and full bar for those looking to snack up during their movie.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
  • If Trump’s musings are really aimed at bullying the Canadian government into trade concessions, then his bellicose bluster is self-defeating.
    Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Horse-trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse-trade. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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