hostilities

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The official said this would create space for gradual de-escalation and an effective cessation of hostilities.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

That’s all investors needed to hear to push U.S. stocks to an all-time high Thursday, up 10% since hostilities began.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Despite renewed hostilities, the market remains hopeful for a peace deal, with crude on track for a second weekly decline.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Optimism around the U.S. and Iran reaching a peace agreement, despite ongoing hostilities, appeared to be growing.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

On the other hand, Europeans viewed treaties as legal documents that focused on ending hostilities and as businesslike transactions where “the winner” got something from “the loser.”

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz