- present participle of negotiate.
negotiating
Example Sentences
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Allen confirmed he is negotiating with lenders over substantial debt payments coming due in the next year, but said he is “highly confident they will get refinanced or extended.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi, in an intervew with CNN published Sunday, described negotiating with Washington as "very cumbersome".
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“There is a negotiating table that is not lining up very well in terms of even having a conversation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A successful World Cup in Brazil this summer could strengthen his team's negotiating position with Real Madrid.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“We could have worked something out. You could have...I don’t know. You could have gone to the fence instead of me. You would have probably been good at that, negotiating, keeping it composed, cold. Distant.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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