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as the countries move toward détente
the start of a détente
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But Tyler and Perry and the rest of the band have reached a detente with time by just refusing to engage: The Fountain of Youth seems to be play.
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Tim Molloy, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2022
But most agree that, in any case, SDI helped end the Cold War, either by building up a scary arsenal or by bringing about detente.
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2018
The suggestion of a detente was first raised when Mr. Musk tweeted a video that appeared to be taken in the parklike setting on the grounds of the Apple headquarters.
—Tim Higgins, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
After all, Patterson has long maintained an indulgent detente with his friend and fellow Floridian.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
Watch 50 discuss his detente with Mayweather on The Breakfast Club below.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2022
With technologies like flash pasteurization or flash detente, modern winemakers can instantaneously heat and then cool wine or grapes with little negative effect on flavor or freshness.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
The hopes of detente in the 1970s evaporated, and superpower tension escalated.
—David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
Journeyman writer-director Mark Steven Johnson is smart enough to let this war of attrition — and the inevitable detente and romance — play out over a good long stretch in the middle of his movie.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
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Tim Molloy, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2022
But most agree that, in any case, SDI helped end the Cold War, either by building up a scary arsenal or by bringing about detente.
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2018
The suggestion of a detente was first raised when Mr. Musk tweeted a video that appeared to be taken in the parklike setting on the grounds of the Apple headquarters.
—Tim Higgins, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
After all, Patterson has long maintained an indulgent detente with his friend and fellow Floridian.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
Watch 50 discuss his detente with Mayweather on The Breakfast Club below.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2022
With technologies like flash pasteurization or flash detente, modern winemakers can instantaneously heat and then cool wine or grapes with little negative effect on flavor or freshness.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
The hopes of detente in the 1970s evaporated, and superpower tension escalated.
—David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
Journeyman writer-director Mark Steven Johnson is smart enough to let this war of attrition — and the inevitable detente and romance — play out over a good long stretch in the middle of his movie.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
French
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Détente.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d%C3%A9tente. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.
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