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Recent Examples of nonbelligerent
Solmaz Sharif,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2022
Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
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Charles Krauthammer,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2017
Adjective
For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence.
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Solmaz Sharif,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2022
Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
—
Charles Krauthammer,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbelligerent
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In the second group, the children were exposed to a nonaggressive model who played in a quiet manner with other toys but ignored the doll.
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Despite their dramatic appearance, Arizona tarantulas are shy and nonaggressive.
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His father, Kenneth, was a pacifist and a conscientious objector in World War II, which made the family somewhat outcast in its small hometown.
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However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle.
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With no discernable reason beyond intimidation, Hasner approved this staggering waste of taxpayer funds, stifling the First Amendment right of peaceable assembly.
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Military experts and Iran scholars say that airstrikes alone are unlikely to transform the Islamic republic into a peaceable, democratic country.
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Olivier tried successfully to get the reader to understand how a gentle, pacific young man could come to kill more than a thousand people, and so capturing the tone and empathetic portrayal not only of Simo Häyhä and his colleagues but also of the often-bewildered Russian soldiers was essential.
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Courtesy: Apple Apple on Tuesday sent invites to the media and analysts for a launch event at its campus on September 9 at 10 A.M pacific time.
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City officials have repeatedly said the overwhelming majority of those celebrations have been peaceful.
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Rocheport is a historic Missouri River village known for its wineries, walkable downtown, and peaceful small-town atmosphere.
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The electric blue shade adds such a fun pop of color to a summer wardrobe, instantly brightening up basics like white jeans, denim shorts, or neutral trousers.
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And perhaps most importantly, hempcrete can be carbon neutral or even carbon negative, depending on its composition.
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