give-and-take
Example Sentences
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The give-and-take over bringing state workers into the office is playing out as public agencies take different approaches to remote work since the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
The European Union, with its cumbersome culture of consensus-building and give-and-take, was the most elaborate expression of that political way of life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
In terms of your partnership with Director Park on this project, can you talk about the give-and-take in terms of each of your interpretations of “The Sympathizer”?
From Salon • May 27, 2024
Chatbots aren’t equivalent to the give-and-take of traditional therapy, but Wright thinks they could help with less severe mental and emotional problems.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024
If you are not used to that sort of give-and-take, New York ATC can be very, very intimidating.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
