bargain
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His winning bid, a bargain next to housing prices elsewhere, was steep compared with what Baltimore’s vacant homes used to command.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Many Cubans now question whether that bargain still holds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Zoo is a bargain compared to others in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
No one can bargain away federal tax liability in a tort settlement on any letterhead.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I had thought to bargain with another life,” said Achren, glancing at Taran.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
While the S&P 500 has surged toward record highs, fueled by a strong earnings-reporting season, a closer look at sales and profitability trends shows that are still bargains to be had for investors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
This could lead them to drive harder bargains in their dealings with Moscow—or to walk away from deals entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Today's bidding wars are going to be seen as bargains, and they already are," says Rachel Swann, the listing agent for the Duboce Triangle property.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But a rush to pick up bargains following that selloff fuelled a spike in New York, where the Dow hit a fresh peak and the Nasdaq climbed more than two percent.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Soon I found I didn’t care how fair the bargains were.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
When Katie Howett ordered a ski jacket for her daughter from the online second-hand retailer Vinted, she got a little more than she bargained for.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Jenna Wagner, an actor at the Basement, said the new contract, bargained by a dozen employees including herself, will “improve general unit morale.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
The union says the district can afford the proposed contract, which still needs approval from both sides, and notes that its leaders bargained for 11 months before calling a strike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The Aesir and Skadi bargained for compensation, back and forth.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
"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
Even the wording of Iran’s present proposal has some room for bargaining.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
In Connecticut, my firm represents former town finance director Mary Williamson, who alleges that after she identified questionable uses of public funds, her union removed her position from the bargaining unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“If you let me help,” Bat said, bargaining now, “I’ll promise to scrape all the extra food off my plate from now on and put it in the dishwasher after dinner.”
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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