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
  • The 60-day memorandum of understanding treaty never properly addressed control of the strait, and now it’s undone.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • The statement also calls for a new international treaty explicitly dealing with the positive and negative effects of satellite constellations.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • While American and other airlines rely on alliances and partnerships to expand reach, United is flying a lot of that itself.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • The alliance continued under Chávez’s successor, Nicolás Maduro, and until this year, 75% of its oil imports came from Venezuela and Mexico.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • After selecting Braden Smith 38th overall in the 2026 NBA Draft, the Pacers agreed to bring him in on a two-way deal, then the team signed Kobe Brown to a two-way pact early in the free agency period.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The pact will see ZDF’s on-demand content integrated into ProSieben’s streaming service, Joyn, from the fourth quarter of this year.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 July 2026

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“Entente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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