bargain
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The two threads come together as Macaria, who has run out of magic tears, makes a final, fatal bargain with the Señora in order to save the baby and secure Pina’s future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Johnson’s main point: Missing from the bill is the right for college athletes to collectively bargain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“One of the biggest turnoffs in collectibles is a bargain bin.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
That could signal an opportunity for investors looking for a bargain buy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
She thought again of the bargain she and Baaz had just struck, the time she had left to complete her mission.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Below, MarketWatch has prepared a couple of screens that might help investors identify potential bargains.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
The museum's collection grew from years spent hunting for bargains at car boot sales and on internet sites.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I spent the day making bargains, and the next day, I had 340 zloty.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Kroger’s managers bargained separately over individual product categories like chips and soda, even if the same company sold both.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Hershey argued that the plaintiffs “got what they bargained for — delicious candy.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
"You curse and drive on to another petrol station. OK, you travel for 10km more than you bargained for, but that's not such a big problem," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
At the nearby open-air market, she bargained for fish, chicken, rice, vegetables, and salt.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
You’ll hear a lot about how the way this postseason sets up, or how it plays out, could impact the bargaining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
He has held off for now, viewing the move as a bargaining chip with China.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
While Kiritsis sought to use Hall’s life as a bargaining chip for prosecutorial immunity, he also portrayed himself as an underdog taking on powerful financial interests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“The persistence of the company’s proposal to close and sell the Brampton plant has hindered the bargaining process,” Unifor said, adding that talks have reached an impasse and are now paused.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Oho! You don’t want to lose your bargaining weapon,” I crowed.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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