bargain
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The Foxes thought they'd found a bargain, but did not realise quite what an impact his arrival would have.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“We want USC to come to the table to bargain with faculty now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Reminding myself that the worst they can do is say no helps me build the confidence to bargain.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The food alone made the day’s mileage seem like a bargain: octopus in Galicia, Arzúa-Ulloa cheese from a farmers market or milk-fed lamb that made me forgive every hill in Castilla y León.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was time to collect on my worst bargain ever.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Pittsburgh is one of the leading retirement bargains among larger U.S. cities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 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
After four weeks of blood-letting fuelled by worries over the vast sums being invested in artificial intelligence, traders raced to pick up bargains following a series of strong earnings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Today's bidding wars are going to be seen as bargains, and they already are," says Rachel Swann, the listing agent for the Duboce Triangle property.
From BBC ● Jul. 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
The league institutes certain “max” salaries —collectively bargained with the players’ union—ensuring that teams are on a roughly level playing field as they court players and build rosters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
When Katie Howett ordered a ski jacket for her daughter from the online second-hand retailer Vinted, she got a little more than she bargained for.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
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
Once again proving her extraordinary will and courage, Ona bargained with Whipple.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Doing so would be a violation of Article 13 of the NBA collective bargaining agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The strike comes after a two-day dispute in February over collective bargaining and the use of volunteers at the airport.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
They scored hefty pay raises in their three-year bargaining agreement—7% for the first year of the contract, followed by 4%, then 3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The lawsuit said that the bonuses violate a decades-old law that stipulates collective bargaining between unions and the mayor—not legislation—determines compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Their chief trader, Slannen, knows little about bargaining.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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