hard bargain
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He was known to drive a hard bargain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
A Home Office spokesperson claimed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was "driving a hard bargain".
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
By preventing creditors from attaching to Iraq’s oil shipments, the country was able to drive a hard bargain.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Since they haggle on behalf of health plans that collectively enroll hundreds of millions of Americans, these PBMs have considerable leverage, and should theoretically drive a hard bargain and win enormous discounts.
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
I drove a hard bargain, trading him my slot for six jots and a favor to be named later.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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