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reconciliation

[rek-uhn-sil-ee-ey-shuhn] / ˌrɛk ənˌsɪl iˈeɪ ʃən /


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We don’t want political or religious differences to permanently destroy our relationship with him, and we want to leave the door open for reconciliation without creating additional conflict or pressure.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The reconciliation talks between the government and opposition are being led by Figuera and interim president Rodriguez's brother, National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

A similar spirit of reconciliation seems to be afoot in Wisconsin.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Budget reconciliation is the process by which lawmakers can pass spending and tax legislation with a simple Senate majority.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Despite considerable pressure from the Federalists in Congress and mounting war fever in the wake of the XYZ revelations, Adams held out hope for reconciliation based primarily on these reports.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

As Ralston notes, “Of such words are not reconciliations made.”

From Slate May 4, 2026

His voice - bruised, buttery and intimate - has been an inescapable undercurrent of Bollywood, narrating heartbreaks, longings and reconciliations for millions for more than a decade.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

Each cycle of filings requires extensive reconciliations and disclosures that absorb resources better devoted to productive investment.

From Barron's Oct. 13, 2025

What followed were four seasons of machinations, intrigues, betrayals and reconciliations, none of which changed the characters or advanced the story.

From New York Times May 28, 2023

Voices, tears, reconciliations: I remember them as waves of words, going back and forth, running over my head, around, past, through me.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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