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entente cordiales

noun

plural of entente cordiale
as in ententes

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  1. treaties
  2. contracts
Noun
  • On Wednesday, von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU's first associate member -- a status that does not currently exist in the bloc's treaties and would have to be created.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Associate membership doesn't currently exist as a formal category under EU treaties, and any such arrangement would need to be created and ratified by member states.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of treaties
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  • In each case, the contracts were built off of what would stand as less than mid-level money, with both having higher potential upside.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • College football kickers have started communicating with each other through informal group chats and social media to negotiate contracts, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of contracts
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“Entente cordiales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente%20cordiales. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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