bargain
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She focused much of her tenure working to update labor laws to allow federal workers to organize, bargain with employers and establish monetary penalties for labor violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
My insistence that my children get a good education is neither tawdry nor a bargain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Those could be a bargain, especially for very high earners and those in high-tax locations like New York City and California.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
That could signal an opportunity for investors looking for a bargain buy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
I didn’t have anything left to bargain with.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
But the FBI compiled emails, which ProPublica reviewed, that were suggestive of illegal bargains.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Investors aren’t being offered quite the same bargains as in 2008, but it’s time to start kicking the tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"You find bargains, you buy the bargains, you end up with loads of bargains and you're a hoarder," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Many capital cases were negotiated as “plea bargains to life without parole on the express promise that this will provide the finality that the victims need most,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Suddenly she’s as cutthroat as when she bargains, and I’m a little scared of her.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
In recent years, grad students have unionized and collectively bargained for more pay and generous benefits, in addition to free tuition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Hershey argued that the plaintiffs “got what they bargained for — delicious candy.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
When Katie Howett ordered a ski jacket for her daughter from the online second-hand retailer Vinted, she got a little more than she bargained for.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Roza liked one of the dressers and Sean bargained for it.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
And it’s happening right before everybody retreats to the bargaining table for the negotiation that will determine the future of the sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He hands out burritos to the homeless and has resorted to bargaining directly with neighborhood loiterers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He has held off for now, viewing the move as a bargaining chip with China.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
After major league owners and players reach a new collective bargaining agreement, probably sometime next year, baseball is expected to invite bids for two expansion teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
I was marketing after noontime each day for Mrs. Wigginbottom and becoming known for my shrewd bargaining.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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