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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Su noted that the district would return to the negotiating table on Tuesday and hoped to find an agreement between the two parties soon.
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
The White House had sought help from regional allies, who assisted in bringing Iran back to the negotiating table, according to both countries.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Pact and Equity have returned to the negotiating table on artificial intelligence but the UK actors union has said industrial action remains possible.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
What Ukraine cannot achieve on the battlefield will not be handed to it at the negotiating table.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
The White House had sought help from regional allies, who assisted in bringing Iran back to the negotiating table, according to both countries.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Pact and Equity have returned to the negotiating table on artificial intelligence but the UK actors union has said industrial action remains possible.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
What Ukraine cannot achieve on the battlefield will not be handed to it at the negotiating table.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
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