treaties

plural of treaty
as in pacts
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans

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Recent Examples of treaties One example Khodarkovsky discusses has to do with making treaties. Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Gone is a hadith likening Christians and Jews to maimed animals; 11th-grade students now learn about coexistence from the Prophet Muhammad’s treaties with Christians and Jews. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The Geneva Conventions, a set of treaties governing the conduct of warring parties, which were ratified in the aftermath of the Second World War, forbid the arbitrary detention of civilians. Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 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 This counsel recalls the approach of former President Ronald Reagan, when negotiating nuclear weapons treaties with the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026 While Switzerland is not a European Union member, it is deeply integrated into the European single market via a network of bilateral treaties. Justina Lee, CNBC, 14 July 2026 This countered the favorable conditions previously established under the Reciprocity treaties and drove down the value of Hawaii’s sugar exports in the following years, negatively impacting the business owners. Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
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  • NBCUniversal‘s Peacock launched a limited new membership program in a beta test with a variety of perks — aimed at keeping them from flying the coop as streaming subscribers, as well as driving incremental revenue from marketing pacts.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On climate, liberals would offer tax rewards for green energy, support joining climate pacts, and phasing out fossil fuels gradually over decades.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Rahma has even seen plenty of exceptions to the conventions around how frequently a YouTube channel has to publish a video or how long a clip needs to be to find an audience.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The first night of the conventions will feature 53 items/speakers; the second night will feature 59 items/speakers, according to the RNC.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Booze, black pepper, and leather accords give the note a sultry, noir bend, while white musks and soft florals transform vanilla into something comforting and cocooning.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In November 2008, agreement was reached on far-reaching trade accords, including direct shipping, expansion of weekly passenger flights from 36 to 108, and introduction of up to 60 cargo flights per month.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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