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as in bargaining

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dickering

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verb

present participle of dicker

as in negotiating

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes

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Noun

Sam Carlin, Local 952 union representative, said bargaining with the county has been ongoing for months.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
During the last bargaining session, Eric Johnson, president of the Hialeah Association of Firefighters Local 1102, warned that staffing levels are already thin.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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He gets pummeled by waves and rip currents while negotiating the famously difficult shore dive but is soon swimming among brightly colored marine life and undulating kelp forests that filter sunlight from the surface.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
The more balanced market gives home shoppers potentially more leverage in negotiating better terms with sellers, especially if a property has not fetched offers in weeks or months.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Trade negotiations between the United States and Mexico have reached an impasse after months of talks between officials about a deal to reduce duties on critical imports from beyond the southern border.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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With big-play threats Mosley and Tanook Hines on the field, Maiava looked like an elite Big Ten quarterback dealing the ball in locations only his two ace receivers could catch.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
But when a traumatic encounter sends Tonya spiraling back into addiction—and back into the dangerous orbit of her drug-dealing ex-husband, Ronny (Alexander)—her fragile progress begins to unravel.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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The result could amount to a form of AI-enabled haggling, in which consumers face perpetually shifting prices based on factors largely invisible to them.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
After some spirited haggling at a public hearing, Star City Council members on July 7 approved a development plan for a commercial center on the northeast corner of Highway 44 between North Moyle Avenue and Plummer Road.

— Noah Daly July 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026

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Harrington cofounded Elemis in 1990 and led it from launch through the end of 2025, taking the business global and steering it through multiple transactions — including a $900 million sale from private equity to a strategic holding company in 2019.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Ecobank agreed a partnership with China’s payment system to enable transaction settlements in the yuan currency.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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