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cease-fire

[sees-fahyuhr] / ˈsisˈfaɪər /
NOUN
a stop in fighting
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U.S. stock-index futures largely erased initial losses Sunday, after a massive tech selloff on Friday interrupted Wall Street’s two-month rally, and after new developments threatened the fragile cease-fire in the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It was the first Iranian attack against Israel since the cease-fire agreement took effect in early April.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

U.S. and Iran maintain a cease-fire amid peace talks, but Israeli forces and Hezbollah exchanged fire in Lebanon despite a truce.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Through it all, Mr. Trump has limited the U.S. responses to self-defense and insisted the cease-fire still obtains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Peeta begins to speak in a frustrated tone about the need for the cease-fire.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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