mutual understanding

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"It concluded with the mutual understanding that we will continue to engage in a more detailed manner on matters that are essential to any deal -- including sanctions termination and nuclear-related steps," he wrote.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The author dedicated her work to “the people of America with the fervent hope that our nations may come ever closer together in mutual understanding and sympathy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Working closely together with my chairman, building a bond between us and having a mutual understanding with them, was always vital for me, especially in difficult moments - and there were lots of them!

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

“Mare of Easttown” captured that sense of mutual understanding in such a novel way, the star observed, “that I thought it kind of caught like wildfire. The best parts of that are alive in ‘Task.’

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

My mother and Nelson had reached the limits of mutual understanding.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver