- present participle of bargain.
bargaining
Example Sentences
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“These services should not be treated as bargaining chips in budget negotiations.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Yahoo reported recently that the SEC is studying how a world with collective bargaining might work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"It is crucial that content publishers, including news organisations, have appropriate bargaining power over how their content is used," said CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The union also made their initial bargaining proposal last week, the start of a long process that could jeopardize the 2027 season.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
It was not at all like Market Day, with its sounds of laughter, conversation, and commerce: good-natured bargaining, the squealing of pigs, the motherly cluck of hens with their cheep ing broods.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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