entente

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Recent Examples of entente Export controls on rare earths were only offset for one year, or until the entente once again frays—something that seems likely, given that access to the critical minerals is dependent on Chinese access to U.S. semiconductors. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025 Particularly important has been Hamas’s long-standing entente with Islamic Jihad. Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 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
  • The Chemical Weapons Convention, an arms control treaty signed by more than 190 states, that focuses on the production and use of chemical weapons, designates white phosphorus an incendiary agent rather than a chemical weapon.
    Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • Xi’s visit coincides with the 65th anniversary of the two countries’ 1961 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, China’s only mutual defense treaty, which was signed less than a decade after Chinese troops fought with North Korea in the Korean war.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • According to the alliance, the theme emphasizes the LGBTQ+ community's place in American society, calls for resistance against efforts to diminish their rights and visibility and encourages people to live openly, proudly and without apology.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • According to the studio, players will have to deal with shifting alliances and car chases that apparently draw hot pursuits.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Schreiber later cofounded a company called Magnet Biomedicine, which has a pact with Lilly to develop glue drugs for cancer.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • Around the same time, Our Films had just entered into a financing and distribution pact with Mubi.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 May 2026

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“Entente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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