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rapprochement

[rap-rohsh-mahn, ra-prawsh-mahn] / ˌræp roʊʃˈmɑ̃, ra prɔʃˈmɑ̃ /


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Notwithstanding this turbulence, a grand India-China rapprochement isn’t in the cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

However, the family made a trip to the U.K. earlier this summer and visited King Charles, in what was seen as a sign of rapprochement with the monarch, who is continuing to battle cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The rapprochement usually starts out small, maybe with a text message here or there or small talk at a family event.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister called Lee's statement "wise behaviour", but hopes for a rapprochement faded after the diplomatically isolated nation returned to calling the South its "most hostile" enemy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

But that rapprochement did not last long, and Ferula was quick to realize that she had been used.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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