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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
they made a pact to meet every week at the same time
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Recent Examples of pact
The contract is a two-way deal for the upcoming season and then a one-way pact for the following one, similar to the structure the Ducks utilized with goalie Lukáš Dostál.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Trump has made a flurry of deals with America's trading partners as his Aug. 1 deadline approaches, including agreements with South Korea and Pakistan and a trade pact with the European Union.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The Quad’s other members should acknowledge that India feels vulnerable to China because of their ongoing border dispute; New Delhi therefore does not want the Quad to become anything that resembles a security pact.
—Nirupama Rao, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2025
Canadian officials are under less pressure to get a trade deal immediately because most products are currently exempt from U.S. tariffs if they're shipped under the rules of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the pact Trump signed in his first term.
—Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Trump has made a flurry of deals with America's trading partners as his Aug. 1 deadline approaches, including agreements with South Korea and Pakistan and a trade pact with the European Union.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The Quad’s other members should acknowledge that India feels vulnerable to China because of their ongoing border dispute; New Delhi therefore does not want the Quad to become anything that resembles a security pact.
—Nirupama Rao, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2025
Canadian officials are under less pressure to get a trade deal immediately because most products are currently exempt from U.S. tariffs if they're shipped under the rules of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the pact Trump signed in his first term.
—Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
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In March 2022, 175 nations agreed to make the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution by the end of 2024.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Your right to a refund is outlined in the Montreal Convention, an international treaty that established rules and limits regarding airline liability for baggage.—
Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The termination agreement gives groups 21 days to dispute the decision, Becker said, and several states and some grant recipients are looking at potential litigation.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority, which does not comment on pending litigation, confirmed to Newsweek that the agreement had been reached.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Richard and Rose-Marie Dujardin visited Milwaukee from Rhode Island on Aug. 15, 2022, for a Catholic Financial Life convention.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bower, who grew up going to Chuck E. Cheese (then Showbiz Pizza Place) in Flint, Michigan, sells artwork at comic conventions.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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