negotiate

I should know because I helped negotiate it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

So far, it’s standing firm—while also leaving room to negotiate.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

Some major producers may be able to negotiate better prices with their suppliers and reach agreements with their buyers about sharing some of the cost increases.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Under the requirement of “meet and confer,” the commission would have to meet attorneys and leaders from the Sheriff’s Department’s labor unions to negotiate whether and how investigative and personnel reports would be released.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

“The deal is almost complete. All I need now is to negotiate safe passage through the arena.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

She tours major international defence shows, negotiates with arms manufacturers and takes part in discussions on Europe's rearmament.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Now, as Marriott negotiates new agreements with credit-card companies, owners are demanding a better deal, according to the owners’ letter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

The actors union’s new agreement with the trade group that negotiates with Hollywood unions on behalf of the major studios will reportedly improve AI protections and boost the guild’s pension fund.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

The European Commission - the bloc's executive arm that negotiates trade deals on behalf of EU member states, has also drawn criticism.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

While other children of their age learned other things, Estha and Rahel learned how history negotiates its terms and collects its dues from those who break its laws.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The United Arab Emirates signed up for it, along with the gold standard of no domestic enrichment, as a condition of its 2009 nuclear deal negotiated largely with George W. Bush.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

But top US diplomat Marco Rubio maintained Washington is still willing to find a negotiated agreement with Tehran.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the actors union of which Affleck is a member, recently negotiated a new contract with major studios, which secured new AI guardrails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The agreement, negotiated for years after Brexit, makes Gibraltar part of the EU's Schengen Area of free movement, easing the crossing for goods and people.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

They did not fare very well, though each of them negotiated some skimpily favorable remark before the protesting prosecution, which contended that personal comments of this nature were “incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial,” hushed and banished them.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

While the future of these restaurants is uncertain, Dana Point Harbor Partners are negotiating possible opportunities for after the completion of the project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

“The key question is at what price level pressure begins to build on the Trump administration to return to the negotiating table,” analysts at ING said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

But many job candidates are leaving money on the table, with only 45% of workers negotiating their starting salary, while 55% don’t try, according to Resume Genius.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Unable to wait any longer for treatment on the NHS, she saved, borrowed and raised money on GoFundMe for private treatment, even negotiating with the surgeon's secretary for the best deal.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

He had been involved in negotiating with Lord Asriel about the terms of his imprisonment, and he remembered it well.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman