conciliatory
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Recently-elected president and party general secretary To Lam made his first state visit this year to China, where both countries referred to their differences over the Paracels and Spratlys in unusually conciliatory language.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Long seen as confrontational, Fujimori has tried to soften her image and present herself as more conciliatory.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Leo has often been described as a more conciliatory and less confrontational figure than Francis, who clearly emerged from what might be called the center-left of the Latin American church.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Qatar, which hadn’t been targeted by Iran for several days until an intercepted salvo on Friday, and is now reopening schools, has signed the statement but adopted markedly more conciliatory language toward Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
‘Of course,’ he said in a conciliatory way.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing conciliatory
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