hostilities

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"A comprehensive ceasefire is of utmost urgency, resuming hostilities is even more inadvisable and maintaining negotiations is particularly important," Xi told Putin, according to the Xinhua news agency.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The report said the US had also made clear it would only cease hostilities when Tehran engages in formal peace negotiations.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Little wonder that the chancellor and PM are eagerly hoping for an end to hostilities in the Gulf, and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It will depend on whether the U.S. and Iran end hostilities, whether the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened and whether oil prices come down again.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

On Nissan Island in the South Pacific, for example, spraying had been carried on intensively during the Second World War, but was stopped when hostilities came to an end.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson