peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpēs-ˌkē-piŋ 
: the preserving of peace
especially
: international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities
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Other estimates from the U.N. peacekeeping mission and local officials have placed the death toll at up to 43, including nine children.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council also asked, at the end of last year, for a formal U.N. peacekeeping operation — a request that has been ignored.
—Jacqueline Charles
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
The Abraham Accords now transcend mere peacekeeping in the Middle East.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Still, agencies like the World Health Organization and U.S. Agency for International Development, who use federal grants to support things like global health initiatives and peacekeeping efforts, will feel the impacts.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council also asked, at the end of last year, for a formal U.N. peacekeeping operation — a request that has been ignored.
—Jacqueline Charles
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
The Abraham Accords now transcend mere peacekeeping in the Middle East.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Still, agencies like the World Health Organization and U.S. Agency for International Development, who use federal grants to support things like global health initiatives and peacekeeping efforts, will feel the impacts.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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“Peacekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacekeeping. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpē-ˌskē-piŋ
: the enforcing of a truce between countries or groups by an international military force
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