give-and-take
Example Sentences
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Pacific security researcher Maima Koro said typical notions of give-and-take diplomacy missed the point.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The European Union, with its cumbersome culture of consensus-building and give-and-take, was the most elaborate expression of that political way of life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
But also Eileen doesn’t quite know what that takes, what a relationship takes, the give-and-take.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
In terms of your partnership with Director Park on this project, can you talk about the give-and-take in terms of each of your interpretations of “The Sympathizer”?
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
Not all classes were like this, but even in accelerated courses the classroom at Permian was hardly a hotbed of intellectual give-and-take.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
