hostilities

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Trump said in a Truth Social post that the halt in hostilities will begin Saturday and carry on through the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

To appreciate sentiment’s role in gold’s surprising weakness, consider how exuberant the average gold timer was over the four months leading up to the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

But both Caine and Hegseth downplayed those hostilities, with the general describing it as "low harassing fire" and the Pentagon chief saying that "right now, the ceasefire certainly holds."

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Investor hopes grew on Tuesday that the U.S. and Iran could avoid resuming full-scale hostilities after an outbreak of fighting in the Persian Gulf on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Once hostilities began, Van Riper was careful not to overload his team with irrelevant information.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell