- present participle of negotiate.
negotiating
Example Sentences
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Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, the president implied he was losing patience with Iranian tactics at the negotiating table.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Allen confirmed he is negotiating with lenders over substantial debt payments coming due in the next year, but said he is “highly confident they will get refinanced or extended.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Oil prices were rising on Monday, but conflicting messages about whether Iran and the U.S. were still negotiating an end to the conflict brought them off their high intraday levels.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The development comes as Washington and Tehran are negotiating a peace deal that Iran insists must include an end to the fighting in Lebanon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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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