come to an understanding
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But diplomats know that no progress is likely until the two sides' main backers - for the RSF, the United Arab Emirates, and for SAF, Saudi Arabia and Egypt - come to an understanding.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
“We have to come to an understanding about what it is we’re going to call,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
As a culture, there’s so much serious business to sort through as people come to an understanding of who they are and how they want to be understood.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2022
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot later said she and other local officials had spoken with federal authorities and come to an understanding.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
It didn’t take special powers to read it: if you want to keep your position as Spirit Medium, I believe we should come to an understanding.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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