bargain
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meanwhile insisted Tehran had stuck to its end of the bargain after the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding last month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
She was released from prison in November after accepting a plea bargain.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Adobe’s stock may be cheap, but that doesn’t necessarily make it an attractive buy for bargain hunters, according to Bank of America.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Some residents—mainly Indians, Russians, Chinese and Emiratis—are bargain shopping for investment properties, with prices down 10% to 15%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“We have no treasures to bargain with,” Taran said in dismay.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
"Today's bidding wars are going to be seen as bargains, and they already are," says Rachel Swann, the listing agent for the Duboce Triangle property.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The stocks powering them are neither dowdy bargains nor typical of a developing country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
But a rush to pick up bargains following that selloff fuelled a spike in New York, where the Dow hit a fresh peak and the Nasdaq climbed more than two percent.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Almost nine in 10 adults 50 and older said that they shop for bargains when planning their vacations, no matter their income level.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
It’s the court where cases are put on the calendar for their first hearings, where plea bargains are accepted and sentences passed down.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
Slate’s Alexander Sammon paid the lab a visit and learned more than he bargained for.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
It is something to be bargained for, prayed over—and repaid in promises that may or may not be kept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
When Katie Howett ordered a ski jacket for her daughter from the online second-hand retailer Vinted, she got a little more than she bargained for.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
That is a situation United had not bargained for six months ago.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
The case was becoming more than they had bargained for.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The 2022 MLB collective bargaining agreement opened the door for players to do promotional work for sportsbooks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Rising component costs are mitigated given Apple’s bargaining power against consumers and the supply chain.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Ruggles says the shift could bolster workers’ bargaining power and drive wages higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The states argue that losing this competition strips movie theaters and television networks of vital bargaining power.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
She stood in back of me and prodded and pinched, forcing me to translate her bargaining, word for word.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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