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detente

[dey-tahnt, dey-tahnt] / deɪˈtɑnt, deɪˈtɑ̃t /
NOUN
passivity
Synonyms


détente


NOUN
passivity
Synonyms


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The best likely outcome for investors: Symbolic gestures that steady the relationship and preserve, and possibly extend, the detente reached last fall.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

There have been at least two moments of detente: Cosentino, Ruger’s 76-year-old chairman, met with Gussalli Beretta in a hotel in Paris just before Christmas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A detente eventually prevailed when the two agreed to a merger, a deal that never ultimately happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“If the oil markets were as confident about a lasting detente between the U.S. and Iran, oil prices would be solidly lower,” Essaye said in written commentary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

There was no heartfelt peacemaking, no official detente.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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