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[uh-kawrd] / əˈkɔrd /






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Under the terms approved Wednesday, the two sides must reach an accord on the cost of those additional services by October 2027.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

London and Paris say the accord helps crack down on people smuggling and limits the number of migrants attempting the often deadly crossing to England's south coast.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

OTTAWA—Canadian producer prices declined in June, marking the first month-over-month drop in five months, after a tentative accord between the U.S. and Iran led to lower energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

If negotiations were to resume, it’s unclear whether Trump and his coterie of negotiators have the stamina or the foreign service expertise to bring about an accord.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

I felt the tiny rush of wind from his wings against my forehead and, reflexively, my eyes squeezed shut of their own accord.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

These accords involve Arab or Muslim countries normalizing relations with Israel.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

This accords with the Telegram post by EL which stated he had access to Nato and CIA documents because his father had been in Europe.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

"It seems to me highly unlikely in the near term you're going to see any broadening of these accords," he said.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

Each turnover being a rare event, most every fresh host has been greeted with a chorus of “Who? What? Why?” before time accords the newcomer a patina of inevitability.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

He has, as a consequence of his crime, not only forfeited his liberty, but all his personal rights except those which the law in its humanity accords to him.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

In the 2000s, derivatives created from subprime mortgages were accorded top credit ratings; now, the so-called illiquidity premium on portfolios of loans to small and midsize private companies is considered their secret sauce.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Selecting a Thanksgiving day was a royal prerogative, he declared, accorded solely to him as the representative of the Catholic King James II. Andros named Dec. 1 as Thanksgiving Day for all New England.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

Traditionally, all ex-leaders have been accorded state funerals and buried at Embassy Park, which is specifically reserved for them.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2025

Fans — many? most? all? — saw these arrests as special bad treatment accorded to a famous person, but, says Reubens, “30 years later, I still feel the effects all the time.”

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

Everyone treated me with the deference accorded only to the school’s top athletes.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

There were also more than 1,400 complaints in the first three months of this year, according to the DWP's most recent annual report.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Nine top tech companies had some $3 trillion of off-balance-sheet commitments mostly related to AI, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of footnotes in their most recent securities filings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Actor Hayden Panettiere, who starred in TV dramas and movies, died Sunday, according to her family.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The leading opposition candidate in last Thursday's presidential election, Brian Mundubile, was also found at the scene of the raid in the capital, Lusaka, according to the country's top civil servant Patrick Kangwa.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Thomas Jefferson also loved music, according to Isaac.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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