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Two other officials familiar with the dinner said it was very cordial and their leaders breathed a major sigh of relief after it was over that it didn’t devolve into a shouting match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Japan and India both historically have maintained cordial relations with Iran, although they grudgingly complied with US sanctions aimed at stopping all other countries from buying Iranian oil.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

And while they try to maintain a cordial working relationship, they don’t claim to be good friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

Calls between Trump and Sheinbaum have remained cordial, both sides say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

While it may have been unthinkable for most to extend their social circles to include black colleagues, within the circumscribed atmosphere of the office, they were cordial, even friendly.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Lately, it's offered a wider range of sparkling drinks and cordials.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

Now combined into a single storefront, the current retail space retains raffish details of its liquor-store days, including a retro red-and-blue neon sign and period gilt window lettering advertising cognacs and cordials.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

Also, cordials, chocolate-covered cherries, and other candies with liquid centers are made by coating another filling or piece of fruit in a cooked fondant.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2021

John McDonnell, a former Seagram executive, recalls how the company’s Leroux cordials brand churned out flavor after flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2016

The prospectus had said that cordials were served out, and in conformity with that every sixteen men received one bottle of lime-juice per week.

From Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) by Weitemeyer, Thorvald