bargain
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Despite his high salary, Purdy is considered a bargain as eight NFL quarterbacks make more and 14 cost more against the salary cap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
That’s a bargain, Taylor says, for food worthy of an Olympic medal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Here's how to assess whether it's a bargain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
In the original story, the Piper fulfilled his bargain.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Take back some powder,” insisted Samir, who seemed more upset by the uneven bargain than the maniac rushing toward us.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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From Facebook groups dedicated to swapping outfits to charity shop bargains and creative upcycling projects, families are finding ways to embrace the spooky season without frightening their finances.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
But it's a chance to hunt for bargains.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Kaplan hasn’t completely ignored stocks, though, and is always on the lookout for bargains.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Rising interest rates have intensified pressure on the heavily indebted companies, pushing prices of their debt down and creating bargains for distressed investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sometimes he’d get up from his director’s chair and we’d make small talk about my writing, the war, the day’s bargains.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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In recent years, grad students have unionized and collectively bargained for more pay and generous benefits, in addition to free tuition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Hershey argued that the plaintiffs “got what they bargained for — delicious candy.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mabille's collection for haute couture week was all about getting more than you bargained for with its theme of duality.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
A stubborn, desperate voice inside of Lazlo bargained with whatever might be listening.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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The disparity in bargaining power had galled Nelson, who used Android phones in protest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
If a majority of county voters approves Charter Amendment A, it will cover 14 bargaining units representing some 16,500 county workers, among them lifeguards and deputy medical examiners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Consumers shopping for used EVs can also use a charger as a bargaining chip, Labrin said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
However, Cambricon’s continued margin expansion is consistent with the strong demand and improved bargaining power for domestic artificial-intelligence fabless suppliers amid constrained supply, they note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
When the first helicopter landed in the Daribi area, they briefly looked at it and just went back to what they had been doing; the Chimbus would have been bargaining to charter it.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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