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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Wilyer Abreu dealt the decisive blow with a three-run home run in the sixth inning against relief pitcher Hiromi Itoh.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Sure, the setback dealt a big blow to Texas’s hopes of earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, Corinne Tapia Babcock, one of the four commissioners stepping down, said that by the time items come to the board, they often have already been negotiated by the fire chief, the mayor and the City Council.—
Paul Pringle,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Improving transparency could include showing how prices vary by pharmacy or region, how discounts are negotiated and how insurance compares with cash prices.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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Courts across the country have landed in conflicting positions on whether the NCAA and its member schools may limit athlete eligibility when those athletes now operate in a labor market and when eligibility rules haven’t been bargained with a players’ union.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The problem — well, at least one problem — is that the length of the season is collectively bargained between the MLBPA and the 30 owners.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Paltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paltered. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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