bargain

I fail to see how the second strand of the story adds much unless you consider it a bargain to get two badly told tales for the price of one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

His conclusion is that earning 5.25% while inflation is around 3% is a bargain investors should make.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 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

This is the maddening bargain at the center of so much professional advice: show personality, but not too much.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

I got a good bargain on plums for Mrs. Diamant.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Called the Middle Ale after the store’s center aisle, where shoppers can pick up improbable bargains like inflatable kayaks or bench grinders, it quickly caught the attention of locals like Mark Rowan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But the FBI compiled emails, which ProPublica reviewed, that were suggestive of illegal bargains.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The museum's collection grew from years spent hunting for bargains at car boot sales and on internet sites.

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

I was starting to really dislike this whole binding bargains and promises thing.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

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

I raised hell and bargained the three weeks down to one for the CAT scan, two to see the doctor.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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

“However, bargaining remains extremely challenging right now, and we are at an impasse. Therefore, strike action remains a real possibility,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Maintaining the ability to threaten the strait—and the American military forces needed to protect it—remains central both to Iran’s military strategy and to its bargaining position in any future talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

A method of bargaining so that you can reach an agreement.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies