détente

Mr. Trump was seeking a détente in his trade war with China and was at odds with India over trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

While valuations are getting stretched, Gavekal analyst Thomas Gatley says the stock market could rise further if the U.S. and China find another détente that keeps tariffs from spiraling into three-digit territory.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

The US and China have been in a fragile trade détente since May, when the two sides agreed to drop triple-digit tariffs on each others' goods that had nearly stopped trade between the two countries.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025

After more than 20 rancorous years apart, a rerelease of the Talking Heads classic 1983 concert film “Stop Making Sense” has brought détente, and maybe more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025

Eventually, after some speech making about the contribution of chess toward a possible détente between the Soviet Union and the United States, play got under way.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The two sides agreed a modest two-month extension to the existing trade detente, but that still leaves “issues over tariffs, agricultural purchases, rare earths, and technology restrictions unresolved,” said Chan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Eventually, the city and Scientologists settled into an uneasy detente even as the church became one of downtown’s largest property owners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The veteran litigator found herself in hot water after her efforts to broker a detente between Cipriani and Shell spectacularly backfired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

The best likely outcome for investors: Symbolic gestures that steady the relationship and preserve, and possibly extend, the detente reached last fall.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

In spite of their different attitudes, hopes, and goals, they gradually— though neither could have explained how—reached a functioning detente.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

The incidents at Sabina Shoal however raise the question of whether such détentes are effective when the dispute can simply shift to a new site.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024

Like most other détentes between opposing groups over the past couple of years, the goodwill didn’t last.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2023