modus vivendi
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It seems the Rodriguez and the Trump administrations are finding a modus vivendi.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Mr. Sharabi and his fellow hostages develop a modus vivendi with their captors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
“Not about every little issue in the relationship, but rather what are our principles? And can we somehow find a modus vivendi, not agreement, but some sort of mutual understanding?” he said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Despite the desperation, deprivation and decreasing opportunities, some Kabulis have tried to preserve some vestige of their pre-Islamic Emirate existence and forge some kind of modus vivendi with the Taliban.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
However, in 1835 the Ordinance was withdrawn, and until 1850 the peace was more or less preserved by a tacit modus vivendi.
From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Lucien Wolf
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