cooling-off
adjective
cool·ing-off
ˈkü-liŋ-ˈȯf 
: designed to allow passions to cool or to permit negotiation between parties
a cooling-off period
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To coincide with the assessment, Washington should also call for a six-month nuclear cooling-off period, during which all five countries would exercise nuclear restraint.
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Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Neighboring Iowa and Kentucky have two-year cooling-off periods, as does New York.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
Silverman of Verity pointed out that trading plans made under the rule have mandatory 90-day cooling-off periods between plan adoption and their first transactions, so these plans would have to have been enacted at least back in August.
—Nick Wells, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
If federal mediators support the union going on strike, the union must enter a 30-day cooling-off period before stopping work.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Councilmembers could then run again after a four-year cooling-off period, resetting the term limit period.
—Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Approximately 20% of U.S. trade arrives in the Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, where strikes broke out after union leadership and industry representatives failed to reach a deal before a cooling-off period expired.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Nasdaq paused trading for Trump Media at 2:42 p.m. ET for five minutes, a routine cooling-off period that exchanges are required to impose during times of heavy volatility.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
At that point, a federal court would order workers to return to the docks and implement an 80-day cooling-off period while the sides negotiate a new contract with federal mediation.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
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Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Neighboring Iowa and Kentucky have two-year cooling-off periods, as does New York.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
Silverman of Verity pointed out that trading plans made under the rule have mandatory 90-day cooling-off periods between plan adoption and their first transactions, so these plans would have to have been enacted at least back in August.
—Nick Wells, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
If federal mediators support the union going on strike, the union must enter a 30-day cooling-off period before stopping work.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Councilmembers could then run again after a four-year cooling-off period, resetting the term limit period.
—Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Approximately 20% of U.S. trade arrives in the Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, where strikes broke out after union leadership and industry representatives failed to reach a deal before a cooling-off period expired.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Nasdaq paused trading for Trump Media at 2:42 p.m. ET for five minutes, a routine cooling-off period that exchanges are required to impose during times of heavy volatility.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
At that point, a federal court would order workers to return to the docks and implement an 80-day cooling-off period while the sides negotiate a new contract with federal mediation.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
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