bargaining

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a bargaining chip."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Yahoo reported recently that the SEC is studying how a world with collective bargaining might work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Yes, according to the initial collective bargaining proposal the owners presented to the players’ union last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

By bargaining this way, before she knew it, Dicey had six regular jobs, washing the city grime off the windows of neighborhood stores.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt