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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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The Court rejected arguments made by large countries, including the United States, Australia, and Germany, that the creation of a treaty that specifically addresses climate change overrides any other international law on the subject.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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On this day in 1923: One of the final treaties of World War I, the Treaty of Lausanne, was signed at Palais de Rumine in Lausanne, Switzerland, by Greece, France, Turkey, Britain, Italy, Japan, Romania and the then-Kingdom of Serbia.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Imagine a new compact: Europe supplies capital and technology to Africa’s infrastructure, agriculture, and green industries — not as aid, but as long-term investment.—
W. Gyude Moore,
semafor.com,
28 July 2025
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The canal would also include a reservoir and would require Nebraska to seize land inside Colorado—an action authorized under the terms of the compact.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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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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Central to this deal is the distinct entente between Putin and Bibi.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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The first phase, which had a contract authorized at last Thursday’s City Council meeting, focuses on reinforcing the roads leading to the plants to prevent flood damage.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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According to The Korea Economic Daily, the contract between Tesla and LGES is worth $4.3 billion.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
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In 2018, the BBC also removed clauses from settlement deals that stopped individuals from discussing the agreement or the circumstances of their departure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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Roman is confident that his glib ways and expertise in wheeling and dealing can offer the brothers a financial settlement.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Expenses so outpaced revenue in 2024 that the district was forced to sign a forbearance agreement with lenders after violating revenue bond covenants.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Our system reads Excel models, calculates leverage, maps covenants, and flags inconsistencies—with ~3x the precision of general-purpose LLMs.—
Don Muir,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Trump has long been doubtful of the mutual defense alliance.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
2 Aug. 2025
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Morgan tried encouraging Mickey to join an alliance with her and Vinny and Zach, but Mickey had reservations, knowing how close Morgan is to those two.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
1 Aug. 2025
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Press Releases 2025 Quantum computings rapid rise is a risk to cybersecurity and business stability The remainder of 2025 will witness a range of both new and old cyberthreats as cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing develop in functionality and understanding.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The team plans to apply its approach to study air quality in different indoor settings for a more comprehensive understanding of the pervasiveness of microplastics in the air around us.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
31 July 2025
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“Entente cordiale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente%20cordiale. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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