transactional

Example Sentences

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Within the administration, those looking for a more transactional approach to the rivalry have held more sway than hawks looking to tighten restrictions on China.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Her fieldwork points to something more politically sophisticated than the transactional model often assumed by strategists.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

He will land in Beijing prepared to push China, which relies on Iran for low-cost oil in their transactional relationship, to help broker an agreement that ends the conflict, according to U.S. officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Today’s game is far too transitory and transactional, its highlights less iconic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

There is no need to import into the phrases of the New Testament writers the crude transactional notions of later theology, no need to drag in ideas about penalties and punishments.

From Religious Reality by Rawlinson, A. E. J. (Alfred Edward John)