How to Use arbitration in a Sentence

arbitration

noun
  • It’s part of the game and part of the arbitration process.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Cleveland, like most clubs, has taken a file-and-trail approach to this stage of arbitration.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Both cases were dismissed months after being filed, in line with mandatory arbitration agreements.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The Reds haven’t had an arbitration hearing with a player since Alex Wood in 2019.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Scott, in his first year of arbitration eligibility, had three years of team control left, while Sulser has four years of team control remaining.
    Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Shane Bieber and the Guardians appear headed for an arbitration hearing if the two sides do not agree on a 2022 contract today.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Brewer has denied the allegations of misconduct against him and appealed his firing through the arbitration process outlined in the city’s contract with the police union.
    Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Starter Adrian Houser, in his first year of arbitration eligibility, was the lone member of the group not to settle.
    Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The former anchor is seeking $125 million through arbitration.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Last year, the Supreme Court turned down a bid by the church to handle the case in arbitration.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
  • He’s had some in the past, and that’s the whole point of the nondisclosure agreement and the arbitration agreement.
    Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • No date is currently set for the arbitration between Mars and the rest of the group.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Off the field, the 28-year-old Fried still has a salary arbitration hearing in the near future.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 9 June 2022
  • In the summer of 1995, the Wings won an arbitration case against him and he was declared a free agent.
    Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022
  • Most of the legal claims have since been moved to arbitration.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
  • With Happ’s arbitration settled and salary in place for 2023, the focus shifts to long term.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The contract is the fourth-largest for a player who hasn’t even reached arbitration yet.
    Matt Young, Chron, 3 June 2022
  • What Straw gave up: The Guardians purchased all of Straw’s arbitration years and his first year of free agency in 2026.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2022
  • If an agreement cannot be reached, the player and team will go to arbitration.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
  • In May 2022, a judge denied the league’s motions to dismiss the suit and to compel a closed-door arbitration.
    New York Times, 7 June 2022
  • There’s also the chance of long-term deals for players not yet in arbitration.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Bloomberg reports that the case will be going to arbitration in France soon.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The arbitration award is not yet binding as the City Council hasn’t voted on the contract yet.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Rather than lose an arbitration case, the Bruins cut him loose.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022
  • After the arbitration award comes down, the city council will vote up or down on funding it.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The team will have $76 million on the books six years from now – without the next round of arbitration, raises, or signings.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • If not, an arbitration panel will pick either the salary the player requests or the salary the team requests.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Crawford’s attempt to settle the case in arbitration was denied by a judge in April of 2020.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The Hess takeover was agreed to nearly 10 months ago but has been delayed by an arbitration case brought by arch-rival Exxon, which claims to have a right-of-first-refusal over Hess’s 30% stake in a Guyanese oil development.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez also criticized the binding arbitration concept and said the measure would have limited the types of misconduct that could result in a firing by the police chief.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024

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