the negotiating table
noun
—used to say that people are having formal discussions in order to reach an agreement
The two sides in this dispute have returned to the negotiating table.
They came to an agreement at the negotiating table.
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Meanwhile, a Ukrainian official said that Kyiv still plans to continue hitting targets including oil refineries to push Moscow to the negotiating table.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The company also must return to the negotiating table.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The Animation Guild stated in a Friday update that while the two sides were making progress on reaching an agreement, the differences between the parties would require more days at the negotiating table.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
But even Brazil, a rising power that prides itself on its diplomatic prowess, has struggled to bring Maduro and his cronies to the negotiating table.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The company also must return to the negotiating table.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The Animation Guild stated in a Friday update that while the two sides were making progress on reaching an agreement, the differences between the parties would require more days at the negotiating table.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
But even Brazil, a rising power that prides itself on its diplomatic prowess, has struggled to bring Maduro and his cronies to the negotiating table.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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