thaw
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When the thaw happens will depend on the war’s outcome, the price of oil and ultimately the bond market.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It wasn't so long ago that the word "bromance" was being applied to another high-level relationship: this time Putin-Trump, as Russia and America pledged to thaw ties.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
A remarkable dividend of the new approaches to crime and welfare, one with only anecdotal rather than social-science evidence, was a dramatic thaw in race relations, as fear and resentment abated.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Italian media have presented the meeting as an attempt to "thaw" relations but it remains to be seen whether the tensions will ease.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
We sang “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” and the music made my feelings about Miss Brown thaw.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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