bargained for

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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

If your car broke down two years ago, it probably became a bigger problem than you bargained for.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

But research by consumer advice group Which? suggests we might not be getting the deal we bargained for.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

He returned to San Francisco intent on trying a different, more oblique means of winning a concession—one that ultimately would get him a lot more than he had bargained for.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson