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negotiate

[ni-goh-shee-eyt] / nɪˈgoʊ ʃiˌeɪt /




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"We had a deal with them two days ago and then they said 'Oh we can't make that deal. We have to negotiate it further.'"

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Ofcom's One Touch Switch service, launched in 2024, means you only have to contact your new provider, not negotiate with the old one.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“Our demand is that they should end all use of license-plate readers and not negotiate a new contract at all,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

“Many politicians nowadays think that history is a subject for old professors and not something which is absolutely basic, whether to negotiate or to pronounce yourself.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

But how did one negotiate with an unseen power?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Now, as Marriott negotiates new agreements with credit-card companies, owners are demanding a better deal, according to the owners’ letter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

If that is the case, Iran may be attempting to establish a new regional reality: one in which it negotiates from a position of strength while actively enforcing its own red lines.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Among his secrets: He pays a monthly membership fee for constant access to a primary-care doctor, scores cheap prescriptions by using discounts and manufacturers’ coupons, and negotiates with hospitals and doctors’ offices for deals.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

But one possibility would be matters concerning the television rights the league negotiates with media companies.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

“He selects the art and negotiates the purchases. He even arranges their placement on the walls.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

“Unless there is some sort of major knockout—which the U.S. has so far been unable to produce—I struggle to see a negotiated solution,” Raleigh said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Donald Trump's latest pronouncements on Iran and the chances of a negotiated agreement have to be taken seriously, as he is after all the president of the United States.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

A copy seen by AFP proposes tigers begin arriving from next year, though funding is still being negotiated, sources said.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

The brand built minimum guarantees into the licensing contracts it negotiated, which helped insulate it from shifts in consumer demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Ignoring Sevier’s wishes, in 1785 the Cherokee and the US negotiated the Hopewell Treaty, which was supposed to keep non-Indigenous settlers east of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Some industry analysts have suggested that Volkswagen had deliberately publicised the number of 100,000 as a negotiating tactic, and that the final figure of cuts is likely to be lower.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Didn’t Mr. Vance herald peace in our time after negotiating the memorandum of understanding with Iran last month?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

So if you’re a graduate who’s struggling to make your monthly payments on a large student-loan balance, then bankruptcy may not offer as clear a path to financial redemption as directly negotiating with your creditors.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

In the 15 years he has led SEIU-UHW, Regan has become known for using expensive ballot measures — or the threat of them — to bring lawmakers and industry opponents to the negotiating table.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

That, he said, would depend upon progress on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.

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




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