truce
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A truce was agreed four years ago which largely held until hostilities broke out again in recent weeks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Everyone is watching Nov. 10, when the six export-control measures Beijing suspended under the Busan trade truce are due to snap back.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia had been largely dormant since an informal truce took effect in 2022.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Yet a U.S. truce with Iran has broken down, and oil prices are up again — so the respite might not last long.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Look, ladies, we’ve been over this. I don’t even remember killing Medusa. I don’t remember anything! Can’t we just call a truce and talk about your weekly specials?”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Diesel prices have remained high even at times when crude oil has pulled back during truces in the U.S.-Iran conflict, threatening to further raise transportation costs in the autumn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Without support from ethnic minority armies, he predicted loosely organised PDFs would agree to truces or abandon the democratic cause to become "localised warlords" -- or "be wiped out".
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
As L.A. mayor, he brought down gang crime through a program that used former gang members to broker truces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
The administration has reached trade truces with the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam while promising to de-escalate tensions with China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
The High King’s subjects and the Courts with which there are truces, however wobbly.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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