quid pro quo
Example Sentences
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“To use the language we use today, a quid pro quo was agreed upon,” Scheinfeld said.
From New York Times
What he got for helping his son in the quid pro quo with USC actually benefited his constituents.
From Los Angeles Times
Queried on if there was a "quid pro quo" owed to the U.S. flowing from the submarines deal, Marles said: "Absolutely not".
From Reuters
“The people who put you on trial are politically connected, and so are the people who arrest you. So, everything is quid pro quo: ‘You leave alone my misdemeanors, and I’ll ignore yours.’”
From New York Times
One official described it as “a constructive, diplomatic but very candid dialogue” that did not entail any quid pro quo but allowed the Biden administration to share its “view of the world” with Maduro.
From Seattle Times
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