détente
Example Sentences
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That, combined with a likely temporary trade détente with China, may be all the markets need to assume any new tariff storms can be weathered in the year ahead.
In that sense, the consultation between the two women was aimed to establish detente.
From Slate
China, the biggest consumer for U.S. soybeans, shifted its purchases to Brazil and Argentina, though a recent detente included an agreement for China to resume some purchases.
From Barron's
Analysts broadly expect to see some positive impact from the China-U.S. detente, but ING economists note that unfavorable base effects could keep trade growth modest.
Having achieved detente after a period of acrimony, they are charitable with one another, and themselves.
From Los Angeles Times
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