thaw
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He has relinquished his active government and party roles, but during his 2008-2018 presidency, he and former US president Barack Obama presided over a short-lived thaw in Washington-Havana relations.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The country has been shut out of global markets since 2017, and it will seek a reorganization as relations with the U.S. thaw.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Some 1.2 million Venezuelans live in the United States, and the thaw is expected to increase the US business presence in the South American nation, which has the world's largest proven gas reserves.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
More recently, the Vatican played a pivotal role in brokering a diplomatic thaw between the U.S. and Cuba in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
This visit, the first by an American president, led to a thaw in the years of icy hostility between two of the world’s most powerful nations.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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