bargain
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meanwhile insisted Tehran had stuck to its end of the bargain after the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding last month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
She was released from prison in November after accepting a plea bargain.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Adobe’s stock may be cheap, but that doesn’t necessarily make it an attractive buy for bargain hunters, according to Bank of America.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
And while some consumers are seeking cash, others feeling more comfortable financially are seeking out high-end goods at a bargain price, with Ezcorp’s all-luxury locations attracting buyers from across state lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Long before the American Revolution, Washington was eager to add more enslaved workers, especially if he could strike a bargain.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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"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
The stocks powering them are neither dowdy bargains nor typical of a developing country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
Almost nine in 10 adults 50 and older said that they shop for bargains when planning their vacations, no matter their income level.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
I was starting to really dislike this whole binding bargains and promises thing.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mabille's collection for haute couture week was all about getting more than you bargained for with its theme of duality.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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 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
My dad walked around while people bargained with him and said how about two dollars instead of three.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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"What we were left with was just a lot of uncertainty for about a month," says Goin, who sits on ZOS' bargaining committee - a panel of union members that represents workers at the studio.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
As one of eight players on the executive committee of the players’ union, Skenes is involved in the current collective bargaining negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
That leaves ranchers with fewer buyers, weaker bargaining power and less reliable access to processing capacity — especially as more imported beef competes for space in the same supply chain.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
While at Berkshire, Combs helped launch Haven, a shuttered initiative started by Dimon, Bezos and Buffett as an effort to lower healthcare costs by collectively bargaining with insurers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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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