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verb

present tense third-person singular of horse-trade

as in deals

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen

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noun

plural of horse trade

as in negotiations

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The 76ers are not doing any sponsor deals less than three years after signing LeBron.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Amazon Prime Day is here (and running through Wednesday), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on almost every type of seating and storage just dropped.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of deals

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The airport will give a public presentation Monday updating the City Council on the latest details to come out of the negotiations.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
The current contract allows the league to reopen negotiations because of the ownership change.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiations

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By the time a large organization evaluates one, runs it through security, negotiates access and puts it into production, another model is already getting the headlines.

— Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiates

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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of bargains

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Defining non-negotiables before a difficult decision arrives can help leaders avoid making permanent compromises under temporary pressure.

— Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Regan had several phone calls with Newsom aides, who proposed compromises that Regan rejected.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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