accord
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The move could complicate a 30-year accord to give the kingdom a civilian nuclear program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Jacobson described the trade accord as a priority, saying "we're confident that the governments will be able to work through it."
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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
Police were eventually called to the scene before the bull left "of its own accord", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
I was met with such a stern look from Auntie that my words stopped of their own accord.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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These accords involve Arab or Muslim countries normalizing relations with Israel.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Established as part of the 1995 peace deal that ended Bosnia's inter-ethnic war, the high representative oversees the civilian implementation of the accords and enjoys sweeping powers in the Balkan nation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The Israeli prime minister famously clashed with Bill Clinton over the implementation of the Oslo peace accords.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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
“It is here written, ‘Seven entered Meereen to sign the peace accords and witness the celebratory games at the Pit of Daznak.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Unusually for a foreign national, Sir Mark was accorded two of India's top civilian honours: the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 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
That AFP was accorded rare access to film and photograph a competition for women and girls was itself a sign of greater official openness.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 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
The commissioner promises that his force will conduct a full and zealous investigation, and that the district attorney has accorded this case his highest priority.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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Leveraged and inverse ETFs have been a significant part of the recent surge, according to Sotiroff.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Analysts had forecast turnover at 8.24 billion pounds and core operating profit at 2.675 billion pounds, according to consensus estimates provided by the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The number of fragments produced changed according to the combination of the light's twist and the molecule's handedness.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
It is set to start gathering data in five years, and by failing to back Jodrell Bank, the UK risks missing out on this scientific bonanza, according to Prof Philip Diamond.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Max removes the boards, and the children—Cesia, Janek, and Dziusia—along with Schillinger, and Old Hirsch, and Max, according to today’s rotation, go inside the bunker.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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