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deal in
Also, deal with . Be occupied or concerned with, as in Jim deals in generalities , or This book deals with idioms . The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from about 1300.
Do business or trade in something, as in They deal in diamonds . [Late 1500s] Also see deal with .
deal someone in . Also, deal one a hand . Include someone, give someone a share, as in I hope they'll deal me in on this new enterprise . This usage comes from card games, where to deal has meant “to distribute cards” since the 16th century. [Early 1900s]
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Abdoulaye Doucoure's decision to reject a new deal in May means that eight players signed for at least £20m during Moshiri's reign have now left for nothing, effectively writing off £188m in transfer fees.
During the Obama era, it looked like things might finally take a turn for the better after the former president’s negotiating team worked out a deal in 2015 that promised to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Blumhouse Chief Executive Jason Blum described the deal in a statement as “a strategic investment in one of the most recognizable and successful genre properties of the last two decades.”
He gave the official green light to the deal in an executive order on Friday.
A long-mooted takeover by American-based consortium COH Sports was completed in December, and Wilder signed a new three-year deal in January.
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