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diplomacy

[dih-ploh-muh-see] / dɪˈploʊ mə si /


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China has maintained distance from the region’s security architecture while managing its exposure through diversification, reserves and diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes said the rallies have been built on "the belief that diplomacy, however imperfect, remains in play. Last week’s advance was not driven by resolution but by hope".

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

In AD 452, when Attila the Hun sacked city after city in his conquest of the known world, it was the Catholic Church, not the Roman military, that met him in a show of diplomacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

In an op-ed for the Guardian last week, Starmer wrote: “Britain’s national interest is best served by de-escalation, diplomacy, and the swift reopening of the strait of Hormuz.”

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

And thus my elders concerned themselves with all manner of things—strategy, diplomacy, politics, and Zionism—but not with their own fate.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel




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