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bargaining table

NOUN

negotiation

Synonyms

WEAK

arbitration debate mediation

Example Sentences

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Both sides said they remain at the bargaining table.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The league didn’t have a mechanism to go back to the bargaining table, but an opportunity would soon arise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Would the US president be ready to send his negotiators back to the bargaining table?

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

With the talks stuck, Brazil announced Monday it wanted an agreement by midweek, sending exhausted negotiators back to the bargaining table and extending work hours late into the night.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Opening up the bargaining table to a would-be congregation.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver