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haggle

[hag-uhl] / ˈhæg əl /


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World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Emphasize that it would be better for them to be present — not only to help you, but also to haggle with shoppers and ensure their items are selling for prices they feel are appropriate.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

That means the deals are likely here to stay, and you have time to educate yourself, take some test drives, and haggle harder for the car you want at a price you can afford.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

"I don't think we should be using the hereditary privilege we have in the Lords to haggle or negotiate for life peerages," the earl said.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Mama Tataba would haggle with the women at the door, and finally turn to us with her scrawny arms raised up like a boxing champ, holding up our dinner.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

In “Between Riverside and Crazy,” a Black man haggles over the concessions he’s being offered by his former employer, the New York Police Department, eight years after he was shot by a white cop.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2023

It’s not going to be because she haggles over paragraphs in the bill.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2021

He haggles with a supermarket cashier, admires the paved roads, poses with a power mower to impress a cousin back home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2021

McGee notes that Washington often haggles as all sides try to cut a deal.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2020

Well, in future, just order him to do what you like, and just as if you were landlord, in fact; and if the old man haggles, write to me, and I'll blow him up.

From Two Years Ago, Volume II. by Charles Kingsley

The agents haggled over prices for potato chips and whittled down operating costs with impressive acumen.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

As the two sides haggled, furor was growing among opponents of the merger, with activists including actor Mark Ruffalo on social media calling on Bonta to hold the line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

A white-haired man in a Tommy Bahama shirt amiably haggled two dollars off his peaches.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

He has haggled about the price, which makes my brother think it’s a legit offer.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025

Throughout those days, while we scratched and haggled for our daily bread, I had a photograph of President Eisenhower for company in my kitchen house.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Getting over your fear of haggling can save you real money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Some dealers said they see the move as a step toward moving toward a no-haggle sales model like at Tesla or Carvana, especially as more buyers balk at haggling and other traditional dealer tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

This week in the Don’t Short Yourself newsletter, Genna Contino provided numerous examples of how you can save a ton of money by haggling.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Scipio had told them who to go to, but he left the haggling to them.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke


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