bargained for
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In recent years, grad students have unionized and collectively bargained for more pay and generous benefits, in addition to free tuition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Hershey argued that the plaintiffs “got what they bargained for — delicious candy.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
That is a situation United had not bargained for six months ago.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
I’d gotten a little more than I bargained for when I’d agreed to join Jules’s campaign for normalization.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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