as in deals
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen
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When life deals you lemons, just make lemonade.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Jaclyn Ocumpaugh, an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Houston whose research deals directly with AI in education, said there are a large range of models in the space and that they are not all created equal with the same depth of research and fine-tuning.—
Jon Poorman,
Houston Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic, whose policies bar it from enabling fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, resisted on these points, slowing negotiations for an overhauled deal.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The ongoing negotiations with Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine to join the EU are increasingly shaped by the tumultuous experience with Hungary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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When a willing seller negotiates a fair price with the state of Florida to sell their land, the return on the investment for the state of Florida is huge.—
Joe Murphy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The chief of staff manages White House staff, organizes the president's time and schedule, directs and manages policy development, negotiates legislation, and keeps in contact with other departments and legislators.—
Doris Alvarez Cea,
Florida Times-Union,
16 Mar. 2026
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Federal law under the Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities unless doing so would cause significant difficulty or expense.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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By contrast, resort areas, where housing costs are so high that even doctors and corporate managers struggle to find affordable accommodations, are seeing residents leave.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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It’s built with zero compromises for those who want to undertake daring off-road adventures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2026
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Brightness is one of the biggest compromises TV manufacturers make when producing a budget TV, but the VQM performs surprisingly well on this front.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Horse-trades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse-trades. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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