bargaining

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To use as bargaining chips for either a big name like the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo or, better yet, to acquire important foundational pieces to retrofit the roster around Luka Doncic?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

There is a sense at Forest that if there is a big sale this summer it will be Anderson, and a fine World Cup with England would put them in a stronger bargaining position.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“Iran enters the postwar period with leverage it didn’t have before, because Hormuz is now an established bargaining chip,” said H.A.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Tehran could also be using it as a bargaining tool to pressure the wider Gulf region and its US ally, as diplomacy behind the scenes continues.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

They're wearing red uniforms, just as in Chennai, and they're bargaining just as loudly with the passengers, but in Kannada!

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman