bargaining table
Example Sentences
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The league didn’t have a mechanism to go back to the bargaining table, but an opportunity would soon arise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Bagher Qalibaf added a second condition — the release of frozen Iranian assets — which he suggested must be returned before Tehran takes its seat at the bargaining table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
"The goal is to bring the rest of the companies to the bargaining table," said Sean Sullivan, professor at the University of Washington and London School of Economics.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Unions also have been experimenting with new models of negotiating that bring union, business and government representatives together to the bargaining table to set wages and other labor standards for an industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
This we hoped would bring the government to the bargaining table.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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