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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Still, Trump has used and promised to employ tariffs for three primary purposes: to raise revenue, to bring trade into balance and to bring rival countries to the negotiating table.
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David Goldman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Trump has said the move will increase revenue, balance out trade, and bring the countries to the negotiating table.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump‘s eye-catching foreign policy at the start of his second term is more than just a series of fanciful, off-the-cuff suggestions and is rather an attempt to strong-arm unwilling leaders to the negotiating table, insiders say.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
Putin could be harder to bring to the negotiating table.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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David Goldman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Trump has said the move will increase revenue, balance out trade, and bring the countries to the negotiating table.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump‘s eye-catching foreign policy at the start of his second term is more than just a series of fanciful, off-the-cuff suggestions and is rather an attempt to strong-arm unwilling leaders to the negotiating table, insiders say.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
Putin could be harder to bring to the negotiating table.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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