- present participle of negotiate.
negotiating
Example Sentences
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Now lawmakers and Newsom are negotiating further cuts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Under the 14-point memorandum of understanding, the US and Iran have committed to negotiating a final deal within 60 days.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
This increases costs and risks for the Kremlin while weakening Russia’s negotiating position.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
"We're negotiating -- we'll see how that all goes -- but we have two things," Trump said.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
In the evenings, visitors—company people negotiating deals, government people negotiating bribes, factory people negotiating jobs—dropped by, parking their cars near the entrance to the orchard.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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