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armistice

[ahr-muh-stis] / ˈɑr mə stɪs /
NOUN
peace-establishing agreement
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He’s been little more than an emcee for negotiations, but wants us to think he invented armistice.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Other men who served in the Sudan included John French, the first commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France, and Douglas Haig, who succeeded him from December 1915 until the armistice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The two Koreas technically remain at war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Biden hammered out the first deal toward an armistice on Nov. 23 of that year, just a month and a half after the war began.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2025

I urge General Gowon, in the name of humanity, to order his troops to pause while an armistice is negotiated.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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