cordial
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While the co-hosts mostly questioned him on the Trump administration’s policies on immigration and race, the discussion was cordial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Japan and India both historically have maintained cordial relations with Iran, although they grudgingly complied with US sanctions aimed at stopping all other countries from buying Iranian oil.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
U.S. officials described Rubio’s meetings in Rome and the Vatican as warm and cordial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Calls between Trump and Sheinbaum have remained cordial, both sides say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
As much as I don’t want to tell him anything, I have to keep this cordial.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Britvic makes a range of consumer soft drinks and cordials, including the kind of flavored mixer that analysts see taking up a greater share of sales in bars and pubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Lately, it's offered a wider range of sparkling drinks and cordials.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Homemade syrups, cordials and infusions are prepped ahead of time.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
Now combined into a single storefront, the current retail space retains raffish details of its liquor-store days, including a retro red-and-blue neon sign and period gilt window lettering advertising cognacs and cordials.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
Having put the unfortunate monarch to bed, the inmates of the house brought him such cordials as their poverty could command.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
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