armistice
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Seoul and Pyongyang technically remain at war, as the 1953 armistice that halted fighting was never followed by a peace treaty.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
This Anglo-Iraqi War ended with a British-brokered armistice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
The Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty in 1953, meaning North and South Korea remain technically at war.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Rothman all but declared the armistice a failure, urging Vice President J.D.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
The emissary brought a highly confidential order from Colonel Aureliano Buendía, who was not in agreement with the terms of the armistice.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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It was the first time a German leader had returned to the spot where both World War I and World War II armistices were concluded.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2018
So often had New Yorkers been fooled by false armistices that they were unable to believe the strike had ended until the now-unfamiliar dailies were there on the newsstands.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Stuffing his script into his pocket, Harry Truman added that he wanted to give the reporters a lecture on fake stories about cease-fires and armistices.
From Time Magazine Archive
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This Council had a membership identical with that of the Supreme War Council, which controlled the armistices, their enforcement, and other military matters.
From The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative by Robert Lansing
No one dared to prophesy what might happen if the state of political uncertainty and industrial stagnation, which existed under the armistices, continued.
From The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative by Robert Lansing
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