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pourparler

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as in consultancy

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Before joining Tubi, Olivas advised companies and executives on strategic communications and business transformation through her independent consultancy.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 July 2026
China only produces about 15% or less of its own helium, importing much of it from Qatar, which generates roughly one-third of the world’s supply, according to estimates cited in a research note by the consultancy Trivium China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

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Pavel Mintyukov signs contract extension with Ducks Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov has agreed to five-year contract extension worth $36 million with the Ducks, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
For Shields, who oversees much larger negotiations between 51,000 Actor’s Equity members and groups like Broadway League, which represents Broadway shows, the Casa Bonita fight is small but personal.

— Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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Unlike Germany’s reformers, the Republicans in the House do not propose to improve American older workers’ health, job quality or bargaining power.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
In 2018, the legislature passed a law requiring them for unions who counted less than 50% of the bargaining unit as dues-paying members.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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In astrology, Mercury governs communication, language, ideas and public discourse, while Cancer is associated with memory, ancestry and the past.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
The move prompted Lula to again defend Brazil's sovereignty, a discourse that last year struck a chord and gave Lula an unexpected boost of popularity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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Recently, at a candidates forum outside Dallas, Larry Brock expressed the following sentiments as part of a lengthy disquisition on the Muslim faith.

— Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2026
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

Definition of disquisition

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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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