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a White House communiqué
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Recent Examples of communiqué
The opposition, for example, insists that as the parties agreed on in the Vienna communique and UNSC Resolution 2254, Washington must pressure the regime to release prisoners, lift sieges, and stop bombing civilian areas.
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Bassam Barabandi, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2016
Bashar Assad released a statement on the collapse of his country last week — his first communique since losing control.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The final communique also called out China’s aid to Russia with strong language, reflecting an ability to broaden hard-nosed US concerns about Chinese behavior to European allies that are not always willing to risk Beijing’s ire.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 12 July 2024
Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals are among those arrested in recent months, according to Internal Security Agency communiques.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
For all that foreign policy is commonly understood to be the province of officials and diplomats—consultations, negotiations, communiques, démarches, summits, and more—foreign policy by example is no less real.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
So while Iran seems to be messaging that today's attack could certainly have been worse, others may view their communiques as open threats of escalation.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The White House communique acknowledged the urgency of resolving the strike while also noting the toil of dockworkers and affirming collective bargaining as the best and quickest route out of the standoff.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
By March of this year, when the Quad held its first leader-level summit and issued its first leader-level communique, Chinese officials had begun to view the Quad with growing concern.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2021
Bassam Barabandi, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2016
Bashar Assad released a statement on the collapse of his country last week — his first communique since losing control.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The final communique also called out China’s aid to Russia with strong language, reflecting an ability to broaden hard-nosed US concerns about Chinese behavior to European allies that are not always willing to risk Beijing’s ire.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 12 July 2024
Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals are among those arrested in recent months, according to Internal Security Agency communiques.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
For all that foreign policy is commonly understood to be the province of officials and diplomats—consultations, negotiations, communiques, démarches, summits, and more—foreign policy by example is no less real.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
So while Iran seems to be messaging that today's attack could certainly have been worse, others may view their communiques as open threats of escalation.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The White House communique acknowledged the urgency of resolving the strike while also noting the toil of dockworkers and affirming collective bargaining as the best and quickest route out of the standoff.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
By March of this year, when the Quad held its first leader-level summit and issued its first leader-level communique, Chinese officials had begun to view the Quad with growing concern.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communiqué
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Caine’s military service includes combat roles in Iraq, special operations postings and positions in Pentagon classified special access programs.—
Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Caine’s military service includes combat roles in Iraq, special operations postings and positions inside some of the Pentagon’s most classified special access programs.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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This headline and article has been updated to reflect the release of DOJ documents.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The reaction from some prominent Trump supporters on social media to the document release, particularly the lack of new information, was swift and damning, with lots of criticism for the right-wing influencers involved — but much of the opprobrium reserved for Bondi.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the best advertisement for U.S.A.I.D. is that autocrats tend to hate it.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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Simply put, organic marketing refers to marketing strategies that attract customers without paying third parties for advertisements.—
Ines Nasri,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Revenue from streaming and direct-to-consumer operations rose 8% to about $2.01 billion, buoyed by a 7% increase in subscriptions and a 9% increase in ad sales.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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With small businesses reducing ad budgets, sales on Baidu’s search platforms have slowed, particularly in key sectors such as e-commerce, real estate, and travel.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Designed for effective noise reduction, these baby headphones are certified as meeting both European and U.S. safety standards and ensure little ones are protected from loud announcements over the speakers, noises from the engines, and any other disturbances during the flight.—
Ramona Saviss,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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After the initial attack, Arledge supervised ABC’s coverage for the 17 hours that followed, including McKay’s announcement that all athletes taken hostage had been killed.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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It was granted, but an ensuing legal battle led to his conviction being reinstated: Lee’s family challenged the motion on procedural grounds, saying they weren’t given enough advance notice to attend a hearing on the decision to drop charges.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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If such information is discovered by Sponsor after a winner has received notice of his prize and before the prize is awarded, Sponsor may rescind the prize in its entirety.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to a missing persons bulletin from the Pasadena Police Department, Payas Rohit Deo, a 19-year-old man, was last seen on the evening of Feb. 8, near Space Center Boulevard and Sunrise Lake Drive in the Clear Lake area.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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This article was updated with information from the latest Vatican bulletin.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Other ways to save on eggs include using store circulars, or buying them with a cash-back credit card.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Leader’s circulars feature items at these stores: Best Buy, Cash Wise Foods, EconoFoods, Factory Direct Furniture, Menards, Shopko, Slumberland Furniture, Target and Walmart Also, check out Sports, Looking Back, The Week Ahead, Picture from the Past, puzzles and more.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Communiqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communiqu%C3%A9. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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