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Recent Examples of negotiable When government deprioritizes enforcement and treats public safety as negotiable, the results eventually reach ordinary people in devastating ways. Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Strengthening relief programs and making sure people can actually access them is non-negotiable. Andre Johnson Jr, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026 Identity becomes provisional, even negotiable—one person merging into the outline of another. Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026 The league’s desire to expand the regular season to 18 games will be a major point, one the union has said is not negotiable. Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for negotiable
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Adjective
  • Europe turned inward, with trade currents mostly running along navigable rivers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Accessibility Elevators connect all major areas, accessible rooms are available, and public spaces are navigable.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • However merry the mayhem of the movie dorm on Broadway, the sustainability of it all was starting to seem questionable.
    Lena Dunham, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Initially listed as questionable for the game with back spasms, Norman Powell on Sunday morning was downgraded to out because of an upper respiratory illness.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Speech — Intimidation as censorship The First Amendment protects disputable speech, not agreeable.
    Brielle Miller, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That disputable appraisal turned a few heads, and people began peppering the bot for further remarks on Musk’s physical prowess.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • But Huang was using a broad, debatable definition tied to AI being able to do a person’s job—or even run a billion-dollar company—rather than the more common definition of AI that is as capable as a human across the entire range of cognitive abilities.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • But whether employment levels are about to be driven off a cliff thanks to the rampant use of generative AI at the workplace remains debatable.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The judge agreed with government attorneys that some of the news outlets’ legal claims are moot, partly because the CPB no longer exists.
    Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • While the ruling is a victory for NPR and PBS, part of their lawsuit is now moot.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Negotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiable. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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