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noun

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Recent Examples of horse-trade
Noun
The rising profile of McHenry and Emmer is likely bullish for crypto bills, as both work to convince Democrats on their committee—and their counterparts over in the Senate—to horse trade over stablecoin and market structure legislation. Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 4 Oct. 2023 Congress, by contrast, can hold wide-ranging hearings, issue subpoenas, survey and even commission empirical research, weigh fiscal trade-offs, consider constituent popularity, balance different values and interests, horse trade, negotiate, and forge compromises. Ian MacDougall, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022 Justices horse trade and revise for months on major cases, though they’re not known for flipping sides. Dallas News, 3 May 2022 The blandishments McCarthy might have offered to horse trade his way to the speakership — fancy titles, perks, a fundraising appearance — meant little to those Republican holdouts who would like nothing more than to burn Washington to the ground. Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023 Krikorian, from the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies, argued DACA recipients could have gotten green cards by now, if Democrats had been willing to horse trade for tougher enforcement. Dallas News, 18 July 2022 In the early 1960s, the bistate agency took over what was then the struggling Hudson and Manhattan Railroad as part of a horse trade between New Jersey and New York that committed the Port to build the first World Trade Center. Paul Berger, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse-trade
Verb
  • Michael Barbaro speaks to Thomas Sipp, a lawyer who chose to quit after his firm, Skadden, negotiated a deal to placate the president. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture.
    Michael Barbaro, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Officials have not made clear whether the White House is open to negotiating the tariffs.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Reps for Amazon and Howell are not commenting, but sources say negotiations are currently ongoing for Howell to join the series.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Read More: How the World Is Reacting to Trump’s Latest Tariffs Hope still remains on Wall Street that negotiations may be possible, which helped drive the morning’s rally.
    Time, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Nearly all Democrats, 97 percent, and a large majority of independents, 77 percent, think that tariffs will deal a short-term blow to the nation’s economy.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Yankees were also dealt several blows to the bullpen because of injuries.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Before backing the resolution, House conservatives wanted assurances from the Senate that there will be deeper spending cuts, which sent leadership scrambling to find another compromise.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But while those other hotels are constrained by their shells, in NoMad the Ritz was able to execute its vision without compromise.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, the index has been retreating amid growing signs of economic weakness in the U.S. and as Trump’s trade policies proved more aggressive than Wall Street bargained for.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Postal workers first earned the right to collectively bargain in 1970, Capone said, and since the early 80s the postal service has managed to exist without the benefit of additional federal dollars or support.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The settlement also adds that Google will not interfere with, restrain or coerce workers in the exercise of their rights.
    Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Smith denied any wrongdoing as part of the settlement terms and the settlement was entered with all parties specifically disclaiming any liability.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the entrenched ethical norms of the legal profession, educational institutions at every level should devise strategies designed to improve the public’s understanding of government and its critical intersection with the rule of law.
    Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Critically, lenders give buyers a big-picture understanding of what their monthly payment will look like under various loan configurations, taking into account sales price tiers, interest rates, property taxes and insurance.
    TC Brown, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • What To Watch This Week The primary focus will likely remain on the fallout from the tariffs, with markets watching for any changes in US policy and retaliation or concessions from other countries.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Tariff cuts as part of trade concessions to the U.S.
    Seema Mody, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Horse-trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse-trade. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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