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Recent Examples of concordatThe country signed a concordat, or agreement, with the Vatican in 1954 making Catholicism the state religion, though the constitution allows freedom of worship.—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025 Pope Pius VII signed a concordat with Napoleon (whose troops controlled Rome) and traveled to Paris for his coronation as emperor in 1804.—Paul Elie, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022 One poll showed that 78% of respondents across France supported abrogation of the 1801 concordat in Alsace-Moselle.—Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 22 June 2021 After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland signed several concordats to hand back communal lands that had been seized, including one with the Jewish community, which lodged more than 5,000 claims.—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019 Since the concordat was launched, public support for animal research has stabilized in the United Kingdom, although showing cause and effect is difficult.—Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 14 July 2017
The only nuclear defense worth believing in is disarmament — rooted in treaties, inspections and verification.
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Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Despite talk of using nukes to carve a second Panama Canal or excavate Alaskan ports, public concern over radiation and international treaties ultimately shut the program down.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
The chat also spans the creator economy, the concept behind streamer-for-all service Joyn and his views on market-changing deals such as Netflix and TF1‘s channels and streaming pact in France.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
The defense pact military operations both countries’ presence and influence in the region.
The union’s state political director testified twice in support of the compact at California legislative committee hearings, according to court filings.
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Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Keeping your packaging compact helps, too.
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Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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