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conciliation

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as in reconciliation

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Recent Examples of conciliation This is not a recipe for conciliation, compromise and cooperation. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Settling the issue through the EEOC’s pre-litigation conciliation process ends the matter before the federal agency files a federal lawsuit on behalf of the applicants. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn led their delegations in the first conciliation meeting with the five-member UNCLOS commission, held in Singapore from Monday to Wednesday. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Wyman, whose style of politics leaned toward conciliation, said the evolving nature of modern campaigning played a role in her decision. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026 The president also stressed the need to prioritize dialogue and conciliation. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 16 July 2026 In a recent joint conversation with CBS This Morning, Usha told reporter Robert Costa about her husband’s skill for conciliation. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026 Halifax managed to be a senior advisor to both King James and King William, seeking national conciliation. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 That involved no conciliation that threatened the United States in any way. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026

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And because Social Security can’t be changed through budget reconciliation, a fix will likely need 60 votes and support from both parties.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Democrats used reconciliation to pass some health care changes in 2010.

— Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of reconciliation

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The United States needs to walk a fine line between prudent accommodation and dangerous appeasement.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
In the standard story, the United States, Britain, and France stood by, wringing their hands and straining for appeasement while the Japanese stampeded through Asia and Nazi Storm Troopers ran roughshod over Europe.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeasement

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Enforcement should address speech codes, discriminatory security fees, selective recognition of student groups, and administrative acquiescence in the heckler’s veto.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The greatest near-term threat to world order, then, is what might be called the Taiwanese chip crisis, in which Beijing mobilizes to take control of the island and the United States must choose between armed resistance and acquiescence.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquiescence

Noun

Building comparable resale acceptance would require substantial investment, with no guarantee that buyers would ultimately value a newcomer's label as highly as PSA's, the spokesperson said.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Before classes even began, students were running around campus in suits, rushing pre-professional clubs with lower acceptance rates than Duke itself.

— Alana Kaufman, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

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