cut a deal

Example Sentences

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In 2024, the city cut a deal to provide $15 million in subsidized rent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“He can’t push her over, he can’t cut a deal with her.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He enlisted Kraft to connect him with Trump, and cut a deal in the Oval Office to avoid the punitive order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

A number of analysts boosted their stock price targets after the company said Monday it had cut a deal with the federal goverbment.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Ho’s forces were winning—why should he cut a deal?

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin