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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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State media reports said Kim and Shoigu reaffirmed their commitment to uphold a major mutual defense treaty agreed upon last year.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The encounter comes as territorial tensions continue between the U.S. defense treaty ally and its powerful neighbor in the resource-rich South China Sea, through which as much as one-third of global shipping is estimated to transit each year.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The first seven states to pass the compact will play a pivotal role in establishing the rules for the compact commission.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Commission was created to enforce gambling laws and restrictions in Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new agreement with the Seminole Tribe — called a compact — giving the Tribe exclusive rights to offer sports betting in Florida.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Central to this deal is the distinct entente between Putin and Bibi.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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Allegedly, Gilles Jacob, the Cannes president at the time, had to jump in to soothe both parties toward an entente.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Oct. 2024
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Now that all the Dolphins’ contracts have been registered, what remained true a week ago remains the case today: The Dolphins didn’t guarantee a single dollar, beyond this season, to any of their new players.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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The company in its 2024 annual report trumpeted its recurring revenue streams which are based on multi-year contracts with major telecom companies that are consistently renewed.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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Newsmax has paid out $20 million of that settlement so far, according to its IPO disclosure, and the remaining balance will be paid by March 31 and June 30 this year.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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As the company went public, Ruddy downplayed the pro-Trump leanings of Newsmax — which reached a $40 million settlement last year with Smartmatic over the network’s false claims that the voting machine company helped to rig the 2020 presidential election in favor of former President Joe Biden.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Once leverage covenants allow, the company intends to implement a share buyback program.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The company was not in compliance with the consolidated net leverage ratio covenant under its Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2024, but has entered into an amendment with lenders to waive the non-compliance, subject to certain refinancing milestones by June 30, 2025.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
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His apparent alliance with Trump was not his first link with a president.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The once sturdy alliance between the Democratic communities in Hobart Township fractured Thursday as the Hobart Township Board voted to pull out of a New Chicago town complex project at 122 Huber Blvd.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Despite the entrenched ethical norms of the legal profession, educational institutions at every level should devise strategies designed to improve the public’s understanding of government and its critical intersection with the rule of law.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Critically, lenders give buyers a big-picture understanding of what their monthly payment will look like under various loan configurations, taking into account sales price tiers, interest rates, property taxes and insurance.—
TC Brown,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Entente cordiale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente%20cordiale. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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