mediate
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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
Others let their bots script their text messages and even mediate their dating lives as a digital Cyrano de Bergerac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Pakistan's military chief is reported to be visiting Tehran on Thursday in an attempt to mediate peace efforts between Iran and the US.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
We might need to have Styx come back and mediate.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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The hope is to become a "big fish" who mediates between the grunts and those with cash, maybe even entering polite society.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 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
Another important concept that emerges is that of a “resource bargain,” which mediates how the different parts relate to each other.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2025
In such work as "Hyperion" and the "Ode on a Grecian Urn" he mediates between the ancient and the modern spirit, from which Landor's clear-cut marbles stand aloof in chill remoteness.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
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
We’re seeing the first celebrity wedding that’s mediated almost entirely through misinformation.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
They also figure that most voters won’t notice since they will occur on transactions mediated by business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Muscat served as the back channel for talks between the United States and Iran in the lead-up to the 2015 nuclear deal and mediated several rounds of talks during Trump's second term.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 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
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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
But officials in mediating countries said they were incensed by Tehran’s rejection of the Oman plan.
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
Qatar has played a key role alongside Pakistan in mediating a conclusion to the conflict, with the most recent discussions between Tehran and Washington taking place on June 21 with all four countries in attendance.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Hence there must be other mediating proximate mechanisms as well.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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