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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Zelenskyy was in Washington to present the White House and Congress with his plans for reaching an endgame in the war by improving Ukraine’s chances on the battlefield and its eventual leverage at the negotiating table. —

Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024 Meanwhile, a Ukrainian official said that Kyiv still plans to continue hitting targets including oil refineries to push Moscow to the negotiating table. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 The company also must return to the negotiating table. —

Greg McKenna, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 The Animation Guild stated in a Friday update that while the two sides were making progress on reaching an agreement, the differences between the parties would require more days at the negotiating table. —

Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the negotiating table

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