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accord

[uh-kawrd] / əˈkɔrd /






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I was alternately excited and apprehensive to take part, and my editor would like me to note that I pitched this story on my own accord.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

She said that during police interviews McDevitt "had provided repeated and detailed false accounts without any pressure being applied on him of his own accord".

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

“I have no idea what this oil accord is about, but it’s welcome if it’s going to resolve our economic situation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

A ceasefire and demilitarisation accord is signed the next day in Sarajevo under UN auspices, but it is never respected.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

I therefore conclude that, since Fortune varies and men remain obstinate in their ways, men prosper when the two are in harmony and fail to prosper when they are not in accord.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

He has made climate accords with foreign nations, jetted to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping, and committed California to a net-zero “partnership” with China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

These accords involve Arab or Muslim countries normalizing relations with Israel.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

This accords with the Telegram post by EL which stated he had access to Nato and CIA documents because his father had been in Europe.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

The 1.5C and 2C limits in the Paris accords refer to sustained long-term warming -- typically over 20 years -- so temporary breaches do not necessarily mean the long-term goal is out of reach.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

He has, as a consequence of his crime, not only forfeited his liberty, but all his personal rights except those which the law in its humanity accords to him.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The court’s authority under the Rome Statute, the judges ruled, overrides immunity accorded heads of state under treaties such as the Vienna Convention, which governs diplomatic relations between governments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

You’ll notice that the coyote isn’t even accorded a jury of his peers, merely two animated jurors out of 12, and one is a silly goose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In the 2000s, derivatives created from subprime mortgages were accorded top credit ratings; now, the so-called illiquidity premium on portfolios of loans to small and midsize private companies is considered their secret sauce.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

Traditionally, all ex-leaders have been accorded state funerals and buried at Embassy Park, which is specifically reserved for them.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

Newspapers wrote about the Superfortress and its exploits with the kind of fawning adoration accorded movie stars like Cary Grant.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

"Our observations reveal a powerful outflow that, according to our current understanding, shouldn't be there," says Krystian Ilkiewicz, a postdoctoral researcher at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Warsaw, Poland and study co-lead.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Guests enjoyed a menu with Chinese influences, according to the White House, that included a first course of sweet yellow squash velouté with wild mushroom fricassée and scallion oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jackson was in financial straits when the incident occurred, according to his stepdaughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Social Security Administration would create the list of qualifying jobs and update it every three years, according to the proposal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“It’s all going according to plan,” the admiral whispered to Penelope as she and the children gathered near the entrance to the POE.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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