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Recent Examples of entente cordiale
The United States Tennis Association, under its former executive director, Gordon Smith, showed no interest in an entente cordiale.
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Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 May 2023
China on its periphery’s long arc from Japan across Southeast Asia out to India and Pakistan; Russia in Eastern and Central Europe; and the Russian-Iranian-Chinese entente cordiale in the Middle East.
—John Bolton, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021
Pernod looks like an entente cordiale by comparison.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy.
—The Economist, 5 July 2018
Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 May 2023
China on its periphery’s long arc from Japan across Southeast Asia out to India and Pakistan; Russia in Eastern and Central Europe; and the Russian-Iranian-Chinese entente cordiale in the Middle East.
—John Bolton, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021
Pernod looks like an entente cordiale by comparison.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy.
—The Economist, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entente cordiale
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European co-producers got more good news on Wednesday when Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset unveiled a historic co-production treaty designed to help boost funding for ambitious cross-border European series.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Today all but one of the nonnuclear countries of the world – South Sudan – are signatories to the treaty.—
Debak Das,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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Along the way, DeSantis dropped Florida’s membership in ERIC, a reliable interstate compact to find voters registered in more than one state.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Michigan is also weighing temporary licenses to doctors who earned their degrees outside the US or Canada and continued participation in an interstate compact that lets providers licensed in other states practice here.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Export controls on rare earths were only offset for one year, or until the entente once again frays—something that seems likely, given that access to the critical minerals is dependent on Chinese access to U.S. semiconductors.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Particularly important has been Hamas’s long-standing entente with Islamic Jihad.—
Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
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DaQuan Jeffries came off the bench to score 15 points 48 hours after signing a 10-day contract under a hardship waiver.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Products used in the NICU help win hospital contracts, and hospital contracts help establish brand loyalty, according to court records.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Who is eligible for Epstein settlement money?—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Kansas River is named for the Kansa or Kaw people who lived in the region at the time of European settlement.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Your neighbor may be violating the covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs).—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Your neighbor may be violating the covenants, conditions and restrictions.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Trump has long disparaged NATO and sought to get other members of the alliance to boost their defense spending.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Earlier Monday, Turkey's defense ministry announced that the alliance's air defenses deployed in the eastern Mediterranean had, for a fourth time during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, intercepted an Iranian missile that had entered its airspace.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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China and Russia’s Arctic alignment began with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in April 2023, with the two countries’ Coast Guards working in tandem to carve out a trade route.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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Some without formal medical diagnoses may seek psychedelic experiences for personal or spiritual growth or existential understanding.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Entente cordiale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente%20cordiale. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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