entente

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Recent Examples of entente In the Baltics and Taiwan similar ententes with Ukraine are under way. Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 But some multipolar systems have been stable and long lasting, such as the Congress of Vienna in 1815, an entente between Europe’s great powers that held for nearly a century. Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2025 Central to this deal is the distinct entente between Putin and Bibi. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for entente
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Noun
  • North ⁠Korea has cast its deployment as assistance to a treaty partner.
    Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Without an extradition treaty between the United States and Laos, authorities in Laos took him into custody for immigration violations.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The pact is seen as a broader strategic alliance between the three countries and not meant to replace other existing agreements, according to people familiar with the matter.
    Sara Gharaibeh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For 15 years, dozens of American lawmakers have had the opportunity to see one of the country's most important — and increasingly debated — alliances firsthand.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • With O’Leary now out of step with his two biggest members, Cinema United’s smaller exhibitors worry about how the internal fracture might jeopardize their future bargaining power, should the pact knock out another major supplier.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Public Eye is yet another product of NBCUniversal’s larger pact with Wolf Games, a generative AI startup co-founded by Elliot Wolf, executive producer and son of Law & Order creator Dick Wolf.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Entente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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