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horse-traded

verb

past tense of horse-trade

as in dealt

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen

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That's because the team will be without star striker Folarin Balogun after he was dealt a wildly controversial red card in the second half of the match.

— Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Instead, the Bucks dealt Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat for four players and three first round picks.

— Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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Maria Demertzis, professor of economic policy at the European University Institute, notes that the trade policy was negotiated collectively by Brussels rather than individual member states.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026
The deal was negotiated between Robert Aaronson, Executive Vice President of Cohen Media Group, and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, Co-CEO of France’s Playtime.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 July 2026

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Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026

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