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parley

[pahr-lee] / ˈpɑr li /


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By that standard President Trump’s Beijing parley with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week was a success.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But none of these arguments support the contention of the “Debate Me” Bros and their audience that everyone is equally qualified to parley over every topic.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

Sadat was assassinated in October 1981, a scant three years after that historic parley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

After the Twitter tango exchange, Falck reached out to his old friend Shah to see if he and their bosses would be amenable to a parley.

From The Verge • Nov. 4, 2021

In a parley, Deganawidah took a single arrow and invited Tododaho to break it, which he did easily.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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