as in dealt
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
unwilling to palter over the price of the car
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The abrupt withdrawal of Microsoft's co-founder dealt a fresh blow to a flagship event already marred by organizational lapses, a robot row and complaints of traffic chaos.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026 -
The ruling dealt a major blow to Trump's economic agenda.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Andy Bohn negotiated the deal for Greenwich, with CAA Media Finance repping the filmmakers.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Centrist leaders in the United Kingdom, France and Germany resist spending a larger percentage of their strained budgets defending against a Russian threat that their far-right populist opponents might think can be easily negotiated away.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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When athletes in turn unionize, resulting in collective bargaining agreements with eligibility rules that, because they have been bargained, are exempt from antitrust scrutiny.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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However, there are no statutory exemptions to discuss administrator pay in closed-door meetings, since it’s not collectively bargained, lawyer Barbara Petersen, an expert on Sunshine Law issues, told the Sun Sentinel in a recent interview.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Paltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paltered. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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