rapprochement
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The theory is that once a degree of ecumenical rapprochement was achieved with Moscow, other advances with the Christian East would follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The rapprochement usually starts out small, maybe with a text message here or there or small talk at a family event.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister called Lee's statement "wise behaviour", but hopes for a rapprochement faded after the diplomatically isolated nation returned to calling the South its "most hostile" enemy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Under a short-lived Obama-era rapprochement that began in 2014, private guesthouses and restaurants expanded and visits by Americans surged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Then, in the midst of this delicate rapprochement, Outside magazine confirmed it was sending me to Everest.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing rapprochement
English Words Derived from French, List 8
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This Week In Words: January 18–24, 2020
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Vocabulary from the Twelfth Republican Debate, March 10, 2016
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