horse-trade
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Illustrating the horse-trade underway, a board presentation mentioned that $260 million will “be reimbursed to Sound Transit” as credits for transit to use state right of way, and for fish passage improvements.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
All were Democratic presidents who knew how to wheedle, bargain, glad-hand, joke, rib and horse-trade.
From US News ● Aug. 8, 2016
“At the start of the year, they had all sorts of ideas about how to horse-trade and think big,” said Jim Manley, a former senior aide to the Senate minority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2015
He could wear you down with logic and argument, he could horse-trade and he could flatter.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2014
Sturbridge fair was at this period reckoned the largest in Europe, the chief articles of merchandise being wool, hops and leather; and the Newmarket races and horse-trade were already famous.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
He stopped his tour, tracked down the performer, horse-traded one of his kites for a glider, and took it back to the United States.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 13, 2019
Others horse-traded with friends who have HBO: I’ll cook dinner if I can watch at your place.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2010
But legal experts said the agreement reflects what was likely weeks, if not months, of careful backroom horse-trading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
It didn’t feel like there was horse-trading here.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2026
In any case he will have to do more horse-trading with allies than has been his style thus far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
He firmly rejected suggestions of the Open's potential return to Turnberry being part of any horse-trading at a time of trade talks between the US and UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
Children loved him, and he sneaked away from work to tell them improbable stories of sea-faring and horse-trading and bears.
From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
