pourparler

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Noun
  • The festival said the appointment process had been managed by Batea, a human resources consultancy specializing in recruitment and headhunting.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The hypercompetitive Chinese market have pulled vehicle prices down by a fifth over the past two years, according to a report this week by consultancy AlixPartners.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The following months were filled with back-and-forth negotiations.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Trump said today that Iran is making an offer for negotiations but did not provide additional details.
    Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The yarns of Joe Turner interweave gradually, everyday chit-chat, bargaining, and flirtation interlocking over time with threads of mysticism — both the ghosts of a brutal history and the ancestral spirits that stand protective and defiant like a phalanx of angels with shining swords.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The actors are heading back to the bargaining table with the major Hollywood studios.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Heaton has previously spoken out against inflammatory political discourse.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Their breakup has sparked discourse on social media, and Megan's fans also showed support and rallied behind her.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Recently, at a candidates forum outside Dallas, Larry Brock expressed the following sentiments as part of a lengthy disquisition on the Muslim faith.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There was little time to draw breath between art classes, violin making, and disquisitions on John Ruskin.
    Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
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 3 May. 2026.

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