done deal
Example Sentences
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With markets increasingly convinced that a hike is a done deal, attention will center on the BOJ’s forward guidance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
With surging energy prices expected to further fuel eurozone inflation, which already hit a three-year high in August, a fresh hike to borrowing costs looks like a done deal.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Though she described the settlement as a done deal, she obliquely suggested changes might still be afoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Croce said it was a done deal, warned her to stop questioning him and later told the nominating committee she was insubordinate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“Yes. Yes, I could, and I will, if it comes to that. I don’t want to, but if I have to, it’s a done deal, no problem whatsoever for me.”
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
