bargain
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If there is a new attempt at mediation – and there is some speculation about this - they may drive a hard bargain.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
That is partly because the California bill that allowed drivers to unionize was part of a legislative bargain that also reduced the ride-share companies’ insurance costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Yamamoto held up his end of the bargain, limiting the Braves to four hits and one run in seven innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
At $130 million, it’s one of the priciest home sales ever in Los Angeles — but perhaps a bargain, depending on how you look at it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
“No bargain, no gold,” I said with a smile.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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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
"You find bargains, you buy the bargains, you end up with loads of bargains and you're a hoarder," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Record-breaking purchases of NBA, NFL and MLB teams are often initially considered overpays, yet soon are deemed bargains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
What happy times they had planning together, what solemn shopping excursions, what funny mistakes they made, and what shouts of laughter arose over Laurie’s ridiculous bargains.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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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
Only men did that, and sometimes they got more than they bargained for.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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I haven’t thought of the house as a bargaining chip, just as the biggest thing I own.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The EU parliament's trade committee chief, Bernd Lange, said ahead of Sefcovic's trip that this "economic crisis in China" gives the EU "bargaining power".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
He hands out burritos to the homeless and has resorted to bargaining directly with neighborhood loiterers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
You’ll hear a lot about how the way this postseason sets up could impact the bargaining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
After collective bargaining failed, Carnegie shut down its Homestead plant and locked out the union workers.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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