pourparler

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Noun
  • These subsidies, along with an ethos of innovation and rapid development, have allowed Chinese EV manufacturers to pull ahead of legacy automakers from the West, Tu Le, founder of automotive consultancy Sino Auto Insights, said.
    Matthew Chin, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Among the agri-influencers who create educational content and sell consultancy services is Nogaye Sene, who manages farmland for clients with little farming knowledge or for the Senegalese diaspora eager to invest back home.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Trump helped negotiate a peace deal between Congo and neighboring Rwanda, seen as an indirect but key player in the conflict, while Qatar and other partners have championed similar efforts involving direct negotiations between the government and the M23.
    OPE ADETAYO, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The warnings of mass surveillance, the senior Administration official familiar with the negotiations told me, were a public-relations move designed to capitalize on widespread anti-ICE sentiment.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When negotiations first started more than a year ago, the union was asking for 40% of gross revenue and had come down to 26% before the marathon in-person bargaining session Tuesday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • It’s been a marathon week of discussions with the two sides getting together for more than 60 hours since the first in-person bargaining session on Tuesday.
    Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the public discourse, these elements of her artistry always seem at odds with one another.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Political logic Netanyahu has for decades framed Iran as Israel’s primary existential threat, shaping Israel’s security policy, diplomatic efforts and public discourse around it.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Recently, at a candidates forum outside Dallas, Larry Brock expressed the following sentiments as part of a lengthy disquisition on the Muslim faith.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There was little time to draw breath between art classes, violin making, and disquisitions on John Ruskin.
    Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • And though their scenes together are way too brief, the Older and Younger Elliott bull sessions give the movie both a spiky-humor rush and a sense of genuine grounding.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The newspaper’s staff won the Pulitzer for breaking news for a series of stories on a secret audio recording that exposed Los Angeles City Council members scheming in a crass and racist bull session about political power in the city.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
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“Pourparler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pourparler. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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