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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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That same year, facing intimidation by land-hungry settlers, the Shawnee signed another treaty ceding most of their Kansas reservation to the government, leaving the area around the mission to the Methodist church.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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Some politicians have floated establishing a post-independence defense treaty with Denmark, Canada, or even the United States, which already has a military base in the Arctic Circle in far northwest Greenland.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Reality check: More dispensaries will open across the state soon regardless of how the state licensing process shakes out, thanks to compacts allowing tribal nations in Minnesota to launch their own off-reservation stores.—
Torey Van Oot,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to Gerardo Gomez, an expert at the data and analytics company J.D. Power, there are around 30 Chinese brands in Mexico, with vehicles ranging from compacts to luxury cars.—
AFP,
Fortune Asia,
27 Dec. 2024
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Central to this deal is the distinct entente between Putin and Bibi.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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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
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Zeldin has vowed to revoke contracts for the still-emerging bank program that is set to fund tens of thousands of projects to fight climate change and promote environmental justice.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Smith had also desired a new contract, and the Seahawks were willing to play ball.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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As a condition of the settlement, TD Bank paid a $1.8 billion criminal penalty which, when added to the civil fines, brought the total to $3 billion to settle the charges.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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In short, Putin’s unwavering demand in any peace settlement has been to leave Ukraine essentially defenseless.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The company remains in compliance with all debt covenants and has no outstanding balance on its credit facility, with $150.0 million of available capacity.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Mar. 2025
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The loans to retailers carry a 13 percent interest rate over 10 years, and contain covenants limiting how much revenue can be spent on costs like rent, payroll and goods for sale.—
Ashley Southall,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Army chiefs or their representatives from nearly all of the 32 nations of the NATO military alliance will attend the Paris talks -- with the notable exception being the United States.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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News of the deal is one of the biggest developments in the country since the rebel alliance led by Sharaa toppled the former President Bashar al-Assad in December.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Importantly, don’t settle for surface-level understandings of what these mean to you.—
Michael B. Horn,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Lilian laughed, but Dr. Fenton remained stern, only nodding at Lilian’s understanding.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Entente cordiale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente%20cordiale. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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