armistice
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The two Koreas technically remain at war, following a 1953 armistice that suspended active hostilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Last week, South Korea's president proposed talks with its northern neighbour on officially ending the war between the two that is technically still active since an armistice was signed in 1953.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 war, triggered by a North Korean attack, ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its nuclear programme, and the two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
There are four more blocks to go before I know I will be in another populated area—the White House, where I’m sure people will have congregated to celebrate armistice.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
It was the first time a German leader had returned to the spot where both World War I and World War II armistices were concluded.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2018
Stuffing his script into his pocket, Harry Truman added that he wanted to give the reporters a lecture on fake stories about cease-fires and armistices.
From Time Magazine Archive
So often had New Yorkers been fooled by false armistices that they were unable to believe the strike had ended until the now-unfamiliar dailies were there on the newsstands.
From Time Magazine Archive
This Council had a membership identical with that of the Supreme War Council, which controlled the armistices, their enforcement, and other military matters.
From The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative by Robert Lansing
“What then?” inquired Mr. Garth, who was an Englishman and knew not days, except those on which university matches were to be played or races run or armistices celebrated.
From Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings by Dame Rose Macaulay
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