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Recent Examples of entente cordiale
The United States Tennis Association, under its former executive director, Gordon Smith, showed no interest in an entente cordiale.
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Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 May 2023
China on its periphery’s long arc from Japan across Southeast Asia out to India and Pakistan; Russia in Eastern and Central Europe; and the Russian-Iranian-Chinese entente cordiale in the Middle East.
—John Bolton, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021
Pernod looks like an entente cordiale by comparison.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy.
—The Economist, 5 July 2018
Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 May 2023
China on its periphery’s long arc from Japan across Southeast Asia out to India and Pakistan; Russia in Eastern and Central Europe; and the Russian-Iranian-Chinese entente cordiale in the Middle East.
—John Bolton, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021
Pernod looks like an entente cordiale by comparison.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy.
—The Economist, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entente cordiale
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Analysts said the treaty is becoming increasingly important to Australia while tensions with China in the region are growing.—
NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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President George Washington testified before the entire Senate in 1789 about treaties with Native Americans.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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The midsize truck category, which is the next size up from compacts like the Maverick, is ruled by none other than the Toyota Tacoma.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those would impose most of the burden on Arizona and its Lower Basin neighbors and are silent on the question of what happens if the Upper Basin falls out of compliance with the compact.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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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
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Particularly important has been Hamas’s long-standing entente with Islamic Jihad.—
Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
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On Friday the club announced that head coach Sonia Bompastor has extended her contract with the club until 2030.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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That would have given the Heat another contract to put into play, need be, for a potential deal during the 2026-27 cap calendar.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The week ahead could bring shifts to income and larger money matters — perhaps even as simple as hearing of a bonus, settlement, inheritance, or getting into assets and investments.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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With a settlement involving Yu Darvish’s contract expected before Opening Day, team sources said the final number will not significantly impact San Diego’s financial flexibility either way.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The project will create 50 new residential units under an existing affordability covenant.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2026
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The covenants contained language in property deeds that prevented the sale of land or homes to Black people and people of other ethnicities to keep certain areas exclusively White.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Pine and Teddy’s alliance costs Teddy his life in that final confrontation with Roper in the jungle.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Trump has governed as if sovereignty resides not in institutions, laws, or alliances, but in the personal discretion of the executive.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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That illusion of understanding is what experts say deserves more scrutiny.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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That discovery was crucial in giving researchers an understanding of less-visible matter in the cosmos, known now as dark matter and dark energy.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Entente cordiale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente%20cordiale. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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