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Recent Examples of negotiable What’s not negotiable is the conveying of their connection, both as the best of friends and their proximity in UCLA’s batting order. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 Uranium enrichment is not a negotiable issue from our perspective. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 The Psychology of Making Offers Just like in any good marketplace, prices are almost always negotiable. Benjamin Voyer, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Few people realise that the $640 million in negotiable bearer bonds Hans so desperately wanted was needed to fund his vinyl addiction. Chris Haslam, Wired News, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for negotiable
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Adjective
  • Prosecutors alleged the dock and two boat lifts violated the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, which barred any bridge or dam from being built over some navigable waters.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Climate change may well make exploration less costly and shipping routes more navigable in the region.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Well, not just them: also some of our most questionable corporations.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The clubs engaged in an arms race that many of them could not afford and which was financed either with debt or the cash of questionable characters.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Carl Anka So much about this side is debatable except in midfield and, rather perversely, up front, where even a wantaway Alexander Isak seems the best option in the medium term (if not perhaps before the window closes).
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • While high school visits are appreciated, their necessity and effectiveness are debatable.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • While significant, the proposal was just one component of a sweeping overhaul of short-term rental rules that the city spent months developing after various court rulings rendered moot the bulk of its existing regulations.
    Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Now, for many Americans, the $15,000 standard deduction for singles and $30,000 for married filing jointly makes itemizing a moot point.
    Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • Using the arguable sound of evil on the song gave the band an imposing reputation.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 July 2025
  • Whether any of this truly accelerates hair growth is arguable—what these tips can do is keep your hair strong and full, leading to the illusion of length and avoiding breakage that would require a chop.
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 23 July 2025

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“Negotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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