pourparler

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Noun
  • David Hawkins, founder of education consultancy The University Guys, helps dozens of British students apply for U.S. universities each year.
    Willem Marx, NPR, 5 June 2025
  • In a late 2024 survey by global consultancy EY, 88% of supply chain leaders said the C-suite once again viewed supply chain as a cost center.
    Richard Howells, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • These tactics are designed to lead the victim straight onto a negotiation footing where the attacker has the upper hand.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Car prices are not unilaterally set by automakers, but through negotiations between car dealers and car buyers.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Research suggests swearing is more acceptable in Australian public discourse.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
  • Britney Spears was inadvertently brought into the discourse after it was revealed that Combs’ business accountant is Robin Greenhill, an executive at the same management team that worked with Spears during her controversial conservatorship from 2008 to 2021.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • In the end, McConnell’s disquisition falls short in making the case for primacy.
    Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
  • As Schumer told it in his modest New York City apartment over gluten-free cookies (and disquisitions about digestive issues), he’s been in that place most of his adult life.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And though their scenes together are way too brief, the Older and Younger Elliott bull sessions give the movie both a spiky-humor rush and a sense of genuine grounding.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The newspaper’s staff won the Pulitzer for breaking news for a series of stories on a secret audio recording that exposed Los Angeles City Council members scheming in a crass and racist bull session about political power in the city.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
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“Pourparler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pourparler. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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