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bargaining

  • present participle
    of bargain.
    bargain
    noun
    an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost.
  • a word derived from bargain.
    bargain
    noun
    an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost.

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"For the security of our people and their right to life on their land are not subject to negotiation or bargaining."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"There's no doubt the Taliban would like to be recognised at the UN but it's no longer as potent a bargaining chip as it was at the beginning," they assess.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

But it would also create a federal commission to study the implications of collective bargaining while granting institutions the protection to enforce economic rules collectively.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Even the wording of Iran’s present proposal has some room for bargaining.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

She wondered if he became a bulldog the way Jiichan did when he was bargaining.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata