entente cordiale

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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. 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
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Noun
  • The two parcels of land for the new San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Reservation are located around Willow Springs, west of Tuba City, and the Northern Area, approximately 300 acres in Utah near Navajo Mountain, according to the treaty.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The idea of the sovereign nation-state, however, is only a few centuries old, having emerged from treaties that are collectively known as the Peace of Westphalia in the mid-seventeenth century.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The compact is decorated with illustrations like Oz’s air balloon and the flying monkeys.
    Antonia DeBianchi, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Under the plan, the compact is not activated until enough states have joined to total 270 electoral votes.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • French Foreign Minister Francois Guizot, a conservative liberal who served from 1840 to 1848, spoke enthusiastically about mutual freedom as a foundation for an entente with the United Kingdom.
    Michael Doyle, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Noun
  • Such a contract would, at first glance, fall short of the 10-year, $700 million deal that took worldwide superstar Shohei Ohtani across Southern California to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • About 5,000 Textron workers in Wichita ratified a new labor contract in late October that included a 31% pay raise over five years.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There's only one week left to file a claim in the Cash App class-action settlement.
    Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The company disclosed a gain of $46.0 million from a litigation settlement with AviaGames, impacting the financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The filing also details various financial agreements, including a waiver obtained for non-compliance with the Senior Leverage Ratio covenant under its Credit Agreement.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The complaint seeks an undetermined amount of monetary damages for six claims, including fraud, defamation, and breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • If confirmed, Hegseth would face a daunting array of global crises, from the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and the expanding alliance between Russia and North Korea to the growing competition with China.
    Tara Copp, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The relationship between Musk and Trump has been rocky over the years, despite their recent alliance.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Don’t let negativity or lack of understanding stand in your way.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The team used the same strontium isotopes that were used to date the DNA samples to get a better understanding of the diversity and origins of Pompeii’s residents.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024

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