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[mee-dee-eyt, mee-dee-it] / ˈmi diˌeɪt, ˈmi di ɪt /


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The Gryffindor and Slytherin maintain a traditional rivalry, the Ravenclaw nerds out about magical history and the Hufflepuff attempts to mediate them all.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

That result provided additional evidence that the receptor helps mediate at least some of coffee's biological effects.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

China could well mediate the reconciliation, advancing the process that was thought to have been derailed by Iran’s war on its neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Oman is a key US ally which has tried to mediate the Middle East war and has itself come under attack from Tehran.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Rulers helped to mediate between supernatural forces in the air above and the watery place below where souls went after life.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The hope is to become a "big fish" who mediates between the grunts and those with cash, maybe even entering polite society.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The Geneva-based body that mediates trade disputes Friday said its Trade Barometer fell to 101.7 in June from 102.3 in January.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

One way to escape this game of chicken is when a third party mediates, offering both sides an off-ramp.

From BBC May 1, 2025

As journalist Franklin Foer elaborates in his acclaimed book on Biden’s presidency, The Last Politician, politics for Biden is the “means by which a society mediates its difference of opinion, allowing for peaceful coexistence.”

From Salon Feb. 18, 2024

Archbishop of Charlemagne, one of Twelve Peers, 125, 136; blesses the knights, 139, 140; mediates between Roland and Oliver, 145; mortally wounded, 149; his death, 150, 151 U Uath, the Stranger.

From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by Ebbutt, M. I. (Maud Isabel)

During the fourth decade of warming, they observed that stable portions of soil organic matter, once believed to resist warming mediated decomposition, also began to break down.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

We’re seeing the first celebrity wedding that’s mediated almost entirely through misinformation.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

On Friday, the US also mediated the signing of a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon aimed at paving the way to a lasting peace.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Muscat served as the back channel for talks between the United States and Iran in the lead-up to the 2015 nuclear deal and mediated several rounds of talks during Trump's second term.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

The Catholic Church of my youth mediated with special grace between the public and private realms of my life, such was the extent of its faith in itself.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

But officials in mediating countries said they were incensed by Tehran’s rejection of the Oman plan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Trump told the US news outlet Axios that mediating countries had asked him to hold fire to give diplomacy a chance, adding: "We are in very deep talks with Iran."

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has also been mediating the conflict, held a call with Qatar's emir on Friday to discuss the recent escalation, Sharif's office said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Tehran has discussed its proposal to charge service fees in talks with China and Egypt, Iranian and mediating officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Right after the war, the Jews’ Haganah mediating body stepped up the longtime negotiations with the British.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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