bargaining

Example Sentences

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“These services should not be treated as bargaining chips in budget negotiations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

However, Prosus is considering using this waiver to temporarily increase its stake, either to block Uber’s potential takeover or to give itself a better bargaining position, the Financial Times reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But there are concerns in Taipei over Washington's commitment after Trump recently suggested arms sales to the island could be a bargaining chip with China.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Back then he spoke with the dazed logic of someone still bargaining with reality.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Amari could hear loud, excited words tossed back and forth, much like the tones of bargaining her mother had used on market days.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper