truce
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The decline in June stemmed from falling oil prices after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a tenuous truce to hold peace talks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Yet a U.S. truce with Iran has broken down, and oil prices are up again — so the respite might not last long.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
On another front, US ally Israel accused Hezbollah of firing a drone at an Israeli vehicle inside Lebanese territory, in what it called a violation of their truce.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The truce reached in 2022 was meant to ultimately ease restrictions on fuel imports and flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The animals happily agreed to the robot’s truce, and then they shuffled into the warm wooden dome.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
Diesel prices have remained high even at times when crude oil has pulled back during truces in the U.S.-Iran conflict, threatening to further raise transportation costs in the autumn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A number of limited, temporary truces have been held since 2022 - many held around holidays or only involving applying to energy infrastructure or the Black Sea.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
As L.A. mayor, he brought down gang crime through a program that used former gang members to broker truces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
The intervening 116 years were characterized by intermittent spasms of far-flung fighting, interrupted by truces and even a formal peace between 1360 and 1369.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
From then on, even in the bloodiest periods of the war, the two commanders would arrange truces to exchange prisoners.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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