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in exchange

  1. Also, in exchange for. In return (for something or someone), as in Jim lent Bill his motorcycle, and Bill offered his car in exchange, or At the party, the guests were given cookies in exchange for the ones they brought. [Late 1500s]



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Avery ends up agreeing to the faux-romance in exchange for help on the scavenger hunt.

Hamas said in August that it had accepted a plan from regional mediators Qatar and Egypt which would see 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 dead hostages released during a 60-day truce, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails.

From BBC

Last month, Hamas said it had accepted a plan from regional mediators Qatar and Egypt that would see 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 dead hostages released during a 60-day truce in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails.

From BBC

Kim’s growing diplomatic ambitions have in recent years involved a defense pact with Russia and the deployment of North Korean soldiers to the war in Ukraine in exchange for technological and military assistance.

Kim has been sending troops to support Putin's invasion of Ukraine in exchange for money and technology.

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