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bargain

[bahr-guhn] / ˈbɑr gən /




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Some near-term positives remain, “with LNG demand at just over 18 Bcf a day and bargain hunting buyers believing upside value probabilities outweigh the downside at these price levels,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Weighed against harm that grave, an airplane is apparently a bargain.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

Instead of scouring the internet like Keerthana for a bargain, Ehis Oboh asked his younger brother for help.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

You might try to scoop up a bargain or avoid certain headaches by purchasing a newly constructed house.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Which reminded me—that egg bargain sounded good, but it was kind of tricky too, since there are all the rules about refrigerating and the glass eggs and who knew what the Speckled Sussex would lay.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

But investors can perhaps find better bargains elsewhere in the space.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 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

They are also looking for more package bargains, with more people searching specifically for all-inclusive deals and free breakfasts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

They believe in debts and bargains, and the person I am meant to be most indebted to is not here.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

It is something to be bargained for, prayed over—and repaid in promises that may or may not be kept.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 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

The series came with less filter but more chaos and more drama than you may have bargained for – with arguably the biggest girl divide the villa has ever seen.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2025

I realize I might be getting more than I’d bargained for.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

"It's the old military game plan to use Suu Kyi as a bargaining chip," independent Myanmar analyst David Mathieson told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

By afternoon we could be back at the bargaining table.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Few commodity analysts expected the Iran war to last this long, and some were surprised by the use of the Strait of Hormuz as a bargaining chip.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The league’s collective bargaining agreement states that “only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA,” but does not specifically exclude transgender women.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Finally, you might lose even your wages and benefits because they would all be “at risk on the bargaining table.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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