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armistice

[ahr-muh-stis] / ˈɑr mə stɪs /
NOUN
peace-establishing agreement
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Last week, South Korea's president proposed talks with its northern neighbour on officially ending the war between the two that is technically still active since an armistice was signed in 1953.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its nuclear programme, and the two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

This Anglo-Iraqi War ended with a British-brokered armistice.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

Rothman all but declared the armistice a failure, urging Vice President J.D.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2026

There are four more blocks to go before I know I will be in another populated area—the White House, where I’m sure people will have congregated to celebrate armistice.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

It was the first time a German leader had returned to the spot where both World War I and World War II armistices were concluded.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2018

Stuffing his script into his pocket, Harry Truman added that he wanted to give the reporters a lecture on fake stories about cease-fires and armistices.

From Time Magazine Archive

So often had New Yorkers been fooled by false armistices that they were unable to believe the strike had ended until the now-unfamiliar dailies were there on the newsstands.

From Time Magazine Archive

No one dared to prophesy what might happen if the state of political uncertainty and industrial stagnation, which existed under the armistices, continued.

From The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative by Robert Lansing

In June Ferdinand of Naples and the pope made armistices with France.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Reginald Lane Poole




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