as in deals
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
unwilling to palter over the price of the car
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Until now, the emirate has mainly used public-private partnership deals for power and water projects.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026 -
Club president Florentino Perez already signalled before his re-election earlier this month that deals for both players had already been agreed.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Canada negotiates lower drug prices for all its citizens under its universal health care system.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The fundraising comes as SpaceX negotiates to pay razor-thin fees to the Wall Street firms, though banks are still likely to rake in about $500 million.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Palters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palters. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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