cordial
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For him, the cordial reception given to Lula indicates a normalisation of the bilateral relationship after months of strain.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
And while they try to maintain a cordial working relationship, they don’t claim to be good friends.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Monsanto—about a 186-mile drive northeast of Lisbon—is Portugal at its most primal and pagan, yet with postcards and cordial citizenry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
For Hussain, the "cordial relationship" between Pakistan and Bangladesh has made a big difference for Pakistani Bengalis.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
“Well aged parent,” said Wemmick, shaking hands with him in a cordial and jocose way, “how am you?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing cordial
Grade 9, List 2
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