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cease-fire

[sees-fahyuhr] / ˈsisˈfaɪər /
NOUN
a stop in fighting
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Oil prices took a dive into the red in early trading Monday, reversing an earlier sharp rally, after a report that a 10-day cease-fire proposal was made triggered a wave of selling.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Plunge in gas prices during recent Iran cease-fire brought some relief.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and its cease-fire were effectively dead-on-arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Oil prices have fallen to roughly pre-war levels over the past month, despite flare-ups that threatened the cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran.

From MarketWatch Jul. 5, 2026

In exchange, Le Duc Tho agreed to a cease-fire and the return of American prisoners of war.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

While investors walk on eggshells anticipating Fed decisions, tariff relief, and evanescent cease-fires, one company is steadily feeding investors nutritious dividends, cash flows, and earnings per share growth.

From Barron's Dec. 11, 2025

Despite the strikes, neither side has declared the cease-fires dead.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

At the same time, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces will “continue to firmly enforce the cease-fires in the north and south.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2025

Among the 240 Palestinian prisoners and detainees released during the weeklong cease-fires between Israel and Hamas were 15 women who stood apart from the others: They were citizens of Israel.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2023

In past crises, Egypt has served as an interlocutor with the organization, facilitating prisoner swaps and helping negotiate cease-fires.

From Slate Oct. 25, 2023




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