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 sci-fi concept of a supersonic airliner became reality only after France and Britain signed a 1962 treaty to develop Concorde, jointly tackling technical quandaries commercial aviation had never faced.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Canada has one of the densest networks of co-production treaties in the world, potentially opening access to more public funding options and giving the film recognition as a national production in both countries.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Before the delay, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and a faction led by Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief who fell out with Abbas, had been discussing an unlikely political alliance.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The delay leaves unpopular Palestinian Authority leaders in place and sidesteps a potential opposition alliance, as Palestinians have not voted in a legislative election since Hamas won in 2006.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The pact, set up earlier this year, is meant to coordinate defense and security cooperation among the three.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The two firms had announced their partnership in 2021, after the Japanese company's pact with another Indian company, Future Retail, was terminated.
    — Priyanka Salve,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Entente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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