- present participle of negotiate.
negotiating
Example Sentences
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While Kushner and Abehsera began negotiating with the government to develop the island of Sazan, Abehsera said he began looking at Zvërnec.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, the president implied he was losing patience with Iranian tactics at the negotiating table.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Oil prices were rising on Monday, but conflicting messages about whether Iran and the U.S. were still negotiating an end to the conflict brought them off their high intraday levels.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Githinji Gitahi, chief executive of Amref Health Africa, a Nairobi-based nonprofit, warned that signing away health and specimen data weakens African nations’ negotiating power for access to future vaccines and treatments under WHO benefit-sharing programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Having passed the dude ranch softball field, Jerry G. was just negotiating the curve around Ray Gusdorf s small spread when he noticed a freshly painted and inscribed wooden cross beside the road.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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