bargain
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Instead of scouring the internet like Keerthana for a bargain, Ehis Oboh asked his younger brother for help.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
What’s more clear is that starring in a Refn film is a devil’s bargain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
You might try to scoop up a bargain or avoid certain headaches by purchasing a newly constructed house.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meanwhile insisted Tehran had stuck to its end of the bargain after the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding last month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Kermit wore crooked glasses and couldn’t drive a bargain with a kitten.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
But investors can perhaps find better bargains elsewhere in the space.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Today's bidding wars are going to be seen as bargains, and they already are," says Rachel Swann, the listing agent for the Duboce Triangle property.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But a rush to pick up bargains following that selloff fuelled a spike in New York, where the Dow hit a fresh peak and the Nasdaq climbed more than two percent.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
U.S., a case that received a surprisingly good opinion that deals with the legality of plea bargains and appeal waivers.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
But even bargains had to be paid for.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mabille's collection for haute couture week was all about getting more than you bargained for with its theme of duality.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The union says the district can afford the proposed contract, which still needs approval from both sides, and notes that its leaders bargained for 11 months before calling a strike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Turns out, as usual with Ohtani, they got more than they bargained for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
We squared off and at once I knew that I had not thought sufficiently about what I had bargained for.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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The company could get aggressive at these auctions by not only collecting spectrum as a potential bargaining chip, but also by bidding up prices and raising the cost of business for its rivals, Zhu noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
This time around, the bad blood has eased and the relationship has improved both through GM’s public positions as well as back-room bargaining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Any potential matters arising from this incident will be handled through the appropriate processes established by the collective bargaining agreement.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Should collective bargaining negotiations wrap up in time, however, the Dodgers are set to open the season at Dodger Stadium on March 25 against the Atlanta Braves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
We set up a scene with Moms and Derek playing like Derek was a customer and Mom was a used car salesman and they were bargaining over a car.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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