as in dealt
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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Achiuwa was selected by the Heat with the 20th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, but the big man only spent his rookie season in Miami before being dealt to the Toronto Raptors as part of the trade that brought Kyle Lowry to the Heat during the 2021 offseason.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Four-time All-Star Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has been dealt a bit of a blow on a possible maximum contract extension prior to what could be a massive campaign in 2025-26.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The club’s executives argue this could then impact the fee negotiated for the renewal or the signing of another centre-back.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The jury is still out on whether Hamas will blow up the landmark ceasefire agreement that President Donald Trump‘s team negotiated to bring an end to the war in Gaza.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Those rules are currently exempt from antitrust scrutiny, because they have been collectively bargained and are thus protected by the non-statutory labor exemption.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Horse-traded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse-traded. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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