as in pact
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans
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Recent Examples of treaty
Such work would be an important reality check as society grapples with this kind of emerging threat from AI, says Casadevall, but would be tricky to do, as it might be precluded by international treaties prohibiting the development of biological weapons.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Clara Films is one of several Latino companies setting up shop in Spain in order to better tap the country’s generous film incentives and expanding co-production treaties with a host of countries.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Both Israel and the United States are not party to the Rome Statute, which is the treaty that established the ICC and have not consented to its jurisdiction.
—ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
For now, Russia continues to adhere to the treaty’s central limits, and Putin recently offered to extend those limits for an additional year.
—Mariano-Florentino CuÉllar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Clara Films is one of several Latino companies setting up shop in Spain in order to better tap the country’s generous film incentives and expanding co-production treaties with a host of countries.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Both Israel and the United States are not party to the Rome Statute, which is the treaty that established the ICC and have not consented to its jurisdiction.
—ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
For now, Russia continues to adhere to the treaty’s central limits, and Putin recently offered to extend those limits for an additional year.
—Mariano-Florentino CuÉllar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
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Variations on a theme These French mega-pacts aren’t the only examples of networks and streamers playing nice.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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Yet the attack would provide the impetus for the peace pact.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So far, the convention has debuted trailers for the more lighthearted Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and a Chris Pratt movie called Mercy, with more previews to come.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Republican Party of Arkansas wants a primary election -- not a convention of the delegates -- to select its nominee in the special election for the House District 70 seat formerly held by Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, party Chairman Joseph Wood said Thursday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Security Council has been monitoring a 2016 peace accord between the government and what was then the largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, at the government's request.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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But Israeli critics say the accords instead set the stage for a surge in violence by Palestinian militants.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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