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as in dealt
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar
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as in chatted
British
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub
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Angel City star forward Alyssa Thompson is heading overseas in the latest blow England’s WSL has dealt to the NWSL.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Tom and Robbie have been dealt bad hands.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite the bad weather, the Princess of Wales smiled and chatted with the children while holding her black umbrella.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the end of August, Kotb, who shares her daughters with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman, chatted with the Wall Street Journal about her life since leaving Today after 17 years on the show.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment’s Acquisitions Executive Max Hart and Kinology’s CEO Grégoire Melin.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Participation alone seems to be the end goal, the assemblage of a cacophony of voices without any avenues to interrogate the way power is shared or negotiated in collective spaces.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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But what if the bees talked back?—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Akkasca returned to the vehicle, took a video documenting the car’s lack of damage, conversed with Hertz employees and managers about it, and was told the app would talk directly to him – which was untrue, reported Carscoops.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Details about the appeal are confidential per arbitration standards and collectively bargained terms.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Chaffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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