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[mee-dee-ayt, mee-dee-it] / ˈmi diˌeɪt, ˈmi di ɪt /


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Zelensky thanked them for restarting efforts to mediate an end to the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

She said that "you can't mediate with someone who asks you to go into a meeting with preconditions".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Pakistan has sought to mediate efforts to end the US-Iran war, while Turkey has played a diplomatic role in negotiations aimed at ending the war in Gaza.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The Gryffindor and Slytherin maintain a traditional rivalry, the Ravenclaw nerds out about magical history and the Hufflepuff attempts to mediate them all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

If anyone spoke up it would be Mama, trying to mediate.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Beijing works closely with regional actors such as Egypt, which mediates between Israel and Palestinian groups, Liu added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The study, titled "Arc mediates intercellular tau transmission via extracellular vesicles," was published in Cell.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Geneva-based body that mediates trade disputes Friday said its Trade Barometer fell to 101.7 in June from 102.3 in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

One way to escape this game of chicken is when a third party mediates, offering both sides an off-ramp.

From BBC ● May 1, 2025

The mediatorial view of the Bible, or the view which mediates between the others.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by James Freeman Clarke

No breakthrough has been reported from the meeting mediated by Qatar and involving Iran's foreign minister and US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff - the first since a June ceasefire unravelled.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The SEC has long mediated shareholder proposals, weighing in on whether they should be voted on at corporate annual meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Despite a return to hostilities, mediated talks between the two sides have not formally ended.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

During the fourth decade of warming, they observed that stable portions of soil organic matter, once believed to resist warming mediated decomposition, also began to break down.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

There was a lodge director, a kindly man who had a room within the building, and who mediated the infrequent disputes among the boys.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Kuwait recently signed a new defense pact with Pakistan, which has played a mediating role in seeking to halt the U.S.-Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Officials in mediating countries said Iran’s rejection incensed them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Pakistan, which has been mediating a resolution to the Middle East war, condemned the drone attacks, saying they "pose a grave threat to peace and stability" in the Middle East.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

"The mediating parties will continue to do their utmost to ensure that the negotiations continue to be conducted in a constructive atmosphere with the aim of reaching a final deal," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Right after the war, the Jews’ Haganah mediating body stepped up the longtime negotiations with the British.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey


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