strike a deal
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: to come to an agreement
The two sides finally struck a deal after weeks of negotiations.
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The best prospect for peace, experts say, would require Myanmar’s military junta to weaken so badly as to be ready to strike a deal with the armed ethnic groups and resistance forces arrayed against it.
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Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
Another client told Lau that the chances are slim to strike a deal when tariffs are so high.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2025
If Denmark didn’t strike a deal to sell the Islands, would American troops take them by force, the diplomat wanted to know.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ahead of the tariffs, Britain had hoped to strike a deal with the White House to avoid new duties but U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to temper expectations by saying tariffs were still likely.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
Another client told Lau that the chances are slim to strike a deal when tariffs are so high.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2025
If Denmark didn’t strike a deal to sell the Islands, would American troops take them by force, the diplomat wanted to know.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ahead of the tariffs, Britain had hoped to strike a deal with the White House to avoid new duties but U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to temper expectations by saying tariffs were still likely.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
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