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

The publicist believes relationships between celebrities and traditional paparazzi photographers are more mutual and transactional, compared to some of the newer forms of fan surveillance.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Instead, she says, women could stand to be a lot more transactional.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Critics argue that the Accords are transactional and shallow: photo-ops dressed up as diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This kind of timing is related to the transactional character of nursing and to its goal of nurturing the development of human potential.

From Humanistic Nursing by Paterson, Josephine G.