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accord

[uh-kawrd] / əˈkɔrd /






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Under the terms approved Wednesday, the two sides must reach an accord on the cost of those additional services by October 2027.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Most of the immigrants who had poured across the border Thursday and early Friday seemingly left of their own accord, hungry and thirsty after finding no help in the enclave.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 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

The door swung open of its own accord.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo

These accords involve Arab or Muslim countries normalizing relations with Israel.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

Posting on X, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Saudi Arabia joining the accords "would be an historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East".

From BBC 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 result was an unprecedented direct dialogue that eventually paved the way for Israeli accords with Jordan and the Palestine Liberation Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

Such a hypothesis accords as well with the animism found in ethnographic societies the world over.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

In the 2000s, derivatives created from subprime mortgages were accorded top credit ratings; now, the so-called illiquidity premium on portfolios of loans to small and midsize private companies is considered their secret sauce.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

The quiet welcome accorded Trump in Tokyo on Monday is in line with the nature of the trip to Japan, Trump’s fourth as president, which is billed as a working visit.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

Traditionally, all ex-leaders have been accorded state funerals and buried at Embassy Park, which is specifically reserved for them.

From BBC Aug. 14, 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

“It repeats me to the heart,” be said, “that you should dunk so, my lord Sir Gawaine, for I know that while you are against me I shall never more be accorded with the King.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The Daily Express reports that Alzheimer's research is entering "a golden era", according to the charity Alzheimer's Society.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Nine top tech companies had some $3 trillion of off-balance-sheet commitments mostly related to AI, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of footnotes in their most recent securities filings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Actor Hayden Panettiere, who starred in TV dramas and movies, died Sunday, according to her family.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The two-year Treasury yield fell 1.5 basis points to 4.155%, while the 10-year yield was down 1.4 basis points at 4.681%, according to Tradeweb.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

I was assigned a seat at a bench near the front and given the job of measuring small glass rods and arranging them in piles according to lengths.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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