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ceasefire

NOUN
cease-fire
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STRONGEST


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BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos of attacks in Gaza carried out since the ceasefire.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

From the start of the ceasefire agreement on 10 October to the end of that month, the ministry recorded 251 deaths.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The WSJ’s Jean Eaglesham writes that, after dipping on earlier hopes of a lasting ceasefire, rates have shot back up, brokers said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Ever since the ceasefire collapsed on July 8, two-thirds of transits have become "dark", or unknown, compared with less than one percent before the war, according to Kpler.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Craig was never one to be the bad cop, and my mother stuck to her self-imposed ceasefire on matters of my father’s health.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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