as in pact
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans

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Recent Examples on the Web The treaty should focus on preventing plastic from becoming waste in the first place. Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 So was the massive Anpo protests of 1959 and 1960, which had mobilized up to one-third of the Japanese people to oppose the renewal of the U.S.-Japan security treaty. Amanda Kennell, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2024 Meredith McCoy, who is of Turtle Mountain Ojibwe descent and taught at the tribe’s college in North Dakota, noted that Native education is guaranteed by federal law and at least 150 treaties. Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024 Carter also brokered the Camp David Accords, the seminal treaty between Israel and Egypt that remains a model for Middle East peace negotiations. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for treaty 
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Noun
  • The pact gives Netflix exclusive rights to the titles no later than eight months following theatrical release.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
  • In a rare trip to North Korea in June, Putin signed a diplomatic with defense pact with Kim, and Kim expressed his support for the invasion of Ukraine.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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  • Lilli was the initial inspiration for Barbie after Mattel cofounder Ruth Handler spotted her at a German convention.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
  • There’s Comic-Con, which is a combination of everything, but there’s really not a fan-facing movie convention that people can go to.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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  • The accords failed to end Israel’s siege of Gaza and occupation of the West Bank.
    Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
  • No Argentine accord is complete without yerba buena tea—maté is their love language, after all—and a smoky, creamy finish tethers gaucho-like leather to dulce de leche.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024

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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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