as in to negotiate
to do (business) with another person, company, etc.
We had some important business to transact with our distributors. transact a real estate deal
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As such, the audience data against which the NFL’s $5.2 billion of ad inventory is transacted is expected to coincide with across-the-board ratings boosts throughout the 2025-26 season.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The idea is to create common standards and a decentralized platform so that AI systems from anywhere can communicate, coordinate, and even transact with each other seamlessly.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
Further, however, signs concerning the sales and use permit also were posted at the location, saying no sales can be transacted there.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Out of the brands that have been considering their options, many industry insiders believe Makeup by Mario will eventually transact.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The idea is to create common standards and a decentralized platform so that AI systems from anywhere can communicate, coordinate, and even transact with each other seamlessly.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
Further, however, signs concerning the sales and use permit also were posted at the location, saying no sales can be transacted there.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Out of the brands that have been considering their options, many industry insiders believe Makeup by Mario will eventually transact.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Hunter has set himself a very fine amount of emotional and physical space within which to work, and there’s pleasure in watching Metcalf and Stock negotiate the tiptoeing way Sarah and Ethan grow closer.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The houses, often apartments inside the city’s tall residential buildings, strike so much fear among residents that anyone willing to live there can negotiate hefty discounts in one of the world’s most expensive property markets.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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That came after Gardner, who had just signed a four-year extension this offseason, was dealt to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for two first-round picks.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Despite the new contract, there is still a chance that the Red Sox could deal the 29-year-old in a trade this winter to clear up their logjam in the outfield.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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To plant the cutting or purchased plant, choose a pot that’s at least 8 inches deep and about 10 to 12 inches wide to accommodate growth, with plenty of drainage holes to let water escape.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Wicked is available to purchase and stream now.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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That's how people buy aviation—safety and cost.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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While reflecting on her first performance, Furtado remembered buying the pink dress from a store called Original on Queen West in Toronto, and also picking up some sparkly platform shoes for the monumental moment.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Hong Kong — Qatar Airways will sell its stake in Cathay Pacific Airways for $896 million, ending its eight-year shareholding in Hong Kong’s flagship carrier.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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After its publication in 2019, the book sold two million copies and quickly became a favorite with high school and college kids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Without data centers, flights would be grounded (pilots could not get weather info and flight plans would not be available), communication would become rudimentary, payments would stop processing (welcome back, bartering) — even 911, which goes through an online system, would shut down.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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For weeks leading up to the election, judges barter for their votes with candidates and make deals for which court system, division and courthouse they will be assigned to, and power players jockey for the supervisory placements, or presiding judge positions, by promising a bloc of loyal votes.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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