dicker

Example Sentences

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That opened the process to almost infinite legal dickering.

From Los Angeles Times

And the 27-member European Union dickered for weeks over a ban on Russian crude oil imports, as billions of euros worth of purchases meanwhile continued — funding Moscow’s war effort.

From Washington Post

I enjoyed looking, and I enjoyed considering, and I enjoyed dickering, and now I’m gloating a bit over my new old things.

From Washington Post

While he’s selling the infrastructure bill as evidence that Democrats can deliver, Biden still will have to contend with ongoing dickering on the other big item on his agenda — the social spending bill.

From Seattle Times

That’s certainly been the case with coverage of the Build Back Better Act, the comprehensive reform package now being dickered over on Capitol Hill.

From Los Angeles Times