as in pact
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 treaty That would then pave the way for passage in Congress of a U.S.-Saudi security treaty to counterbalance Iran and freeze out China. Thomas Friedman, Mercury News, 11 May 2025 Following the April 22 attack, India suspended a key water treaty with Pakistan regarding the Indus River. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 May 2025 The plan includes federal incentives for production and post-production, co-production treaties with foreign countries as well as infrastructure subsidies for theater owners and production companies, job training, and changes to the tax code. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 May 2025 After the attack, India suspended a treaty regulating water-sharing, and both countries closed airspace to each other’s airlines. Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for treaty
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Noun
  • At the afterparty, however, all four boys fulfill their pact.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 May 2025
  • The pact, revealed Saturday at the Cannes Film Market, will see the launch of the dedicated Something Weird Channel (SWC) on Cultpix’s platform beginning June 1.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2025
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  • Outdated conventions needed to be cleared away, Strindberg said.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
  • For example, at the BRS conventions the U.S. was excluded from participating in the discussion on the exemption to decide whether to ban UV-328, the chemical used in airplane manufacturing, despite the potential ban’s implications for American manufacturers.
    Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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  • It's not known if the teenager left the airport of her own accord.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • Jakob of Thorn and Baptiste work for the church of their own accord, handlers for the rest of the titular Devils.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025

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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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