ententes

noun

plural of entente
as in treaties

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  1. treaties
  2. alliances
  3. pacts
  4. compacts
Noun
  • Before Screen Scotland, Davis spent seven years as the BFI’s head of international, helping broker the organization’s co-production treaties with China and Brazil.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • Instead, Koenigsberg said the treaties largely eliminate that outcome.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of treaties
Noun
  • Since 1949, Beijing has signed only two formal alliances—with North Korea and the Soviet Union—and both proved costly.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This deployment, vital for homeland defense and strengthening alliances, showcased advanced capabilities in the Indo-Pacific.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of alliances
Noun
  • In such a scenario that is appearing highly likely, many clean energy pacts and pledges may well be broken by major tech brands out of necessity.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But that framework would be governed by the two countries themselves, instead of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which conventionally oversees nuclear pacts.
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of pacts
Noun
  • In the past year, the beauty world has been all about the best blushes, then conversation turned to bronzers thanks to the craze for Rhode's compacts.
    — Irene Coltrinari, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That trend has been playing out across Sony's own RX range, from pocketable compacts up to the full-frame RX1R III, and now the company is bringing back its all-in-one superzoom bridge camera.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
Definition of compacts
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