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bargain

[bahr-guhn] / ˈbɑr gən /




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If there is a new attempt at mediation – and there is some speculation about this - they may drive a hard bargain.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

That’s a veritable bargain for such a museum piece, argues Tracy James, who is leading the efforts to restore the project, one that’s expected to take at least two years and cost millions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Writing an authorized biography can be a devil’s bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Yamamoto held up his end of the bargain, limiting the Braves to four hits and one run in seven innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

But successful negotiations required a French government sufficiently stable and adequately impressed with American power to bargain seriously.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Below, MarketWatch has prepared a couple of screens that might help investors identify potential bargains.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

With both sides sensibly resolved to avoid chasing imaginary grand bargains, the two leaders could focus on their common interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But the FBI compiled emails, which ProPublica reviewed, that were suggestive of illegal bargains.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

"You find bargains, you buy the bargains, you end up with loads of bargains and you're a hoarder," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

While the congregation filed past the minister, exchanges were made, bargains agreed upon, transactions completed, and announcements announced.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Kroger’s managers bargained separately over individual product categories like chips and soda, even if the same company sold both.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Hershey argued that the plaintiffs “got what they bargained for — delicious candy.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"You curse and drive on to another petrol station. OK, you travel for 10km more than you bargained for, but that's not such a big problem," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

People bargained and haggled loudly, while others hung back, as if waiting for their chance to strike.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

I haven’t thought of the house as a bargaining chip, just as the biggest thing I own.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The EU parliament's trade committee chief, Bernd Lange, said ahead of Sefcovic's trip that this "economic crisis in China" gives the EU "bargaining power".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Smaller carriers also lack the bargaining leverage of major fleets to demand full surcharge protections from shippers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Under a collective bargaining agreement, the Assn. of Western Pulp and Paper Workers obtained benefits for those impacted, including extended medical coverage and severance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“This is his opening offer. Obviously, his method of bargaining is to insult a dear brother. For that, I offer just half my gunpowder.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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