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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
they made a pact to meet every week at the same time
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Recent Examples of pact
The pact, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is due for a formal review in 2026.
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Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
An industry source with knowledge of the deal said the length of the extension was shorter than a typical on-air talent pact — which is another sign of the times for the TV news business.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
The industry contraction is impacting all areas, with less buying and greenlighting, and, while Littlefield has been under a string of big overall deals at 20th Television/Disney, studio pacts for non-writing producers are rare, falling victim to belt-tightening.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
The United States, which stood firmly behind Israel, hoped for regional stability built on new political possibilities for the Israelis and the Palestinians, normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and a defense pact between Washington and Riyadh.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
An industry source with knowledge of the deal said the length of the extension was shorter than a typical on-air talent pact — which is another sign of the times for the TV news business.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
The industry contraction is impacting all areas, with less buying and greenlighting, and, while Littlefield has been under a string of big overall deals at 20th Television/Disney, studio pacts for non-writing producers are rare, falling victim to belt-tightening.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
The United States, which stood firmly behind Israel, hoped for regional stability built on new political possibilities for the Israelis and the Palestinians, normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and a defense pact between Washington and Riyadh.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
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Eisenhower encouraged diplomacy with the Soviet Union, including trying to get a treaty ending nuclear weapons testing.William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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However, Greenland is part of Denmark, a NATO member, which could therefore trigger Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Over the past four years, Trump’s thoughts on boosting America’s icebreaker industrial base grew into a full-fledged international agreement.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Athletic revealed on Friday that City have reached an agreement with Lens to sign the defender in a deal worth €40million (£34m) plus bonuses, and Khusanov is poised to join on a four-and-a-half year contract that includes an option to extend by 12 months.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The wildly successful chipmaker unveiled a tiny desktop device called Project DIGITS at this year’s convention that’s potent enough for the complex operations required to run and train AI models.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
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Candidate debates and convention speeches were the primary interlopers.Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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