truce
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A truce that had largely held for more than four years effectively collapsed in July.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In Busan, Messrs. Trump and Xi agreed to a 12-month truce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
In July, a fragile truce between the Houthis and Yemen's government fell apart after the rebels welcomed an Iranian plane to the capital Sanaa, setting off a spate of attacks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Boulos has been urging the parties to immediately accept a humanitarian truce.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
That the victors’ chain of locked hands last night would result in some sort of universal truce in the arena?
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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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
A number of limited, temporary truces have been held since 2022 - many held around holidays or only involving applying to energy infrastructure or the Black Sea.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
He was instrumental in resolving Hollywood’s bitter year of labor strife by negotiating truces with the Writers Guild of America and performers’ union, SAG-AFTRA, in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 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
From then on, even in the bloodiest periods of the war, the two commanders would arrange truces to exchange prisoners.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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