détente
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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
“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
But the detente seems fragile, and the economic fallout will take time to repair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The kingdom intervened against the militant group a decade ago during Yemen’s civil war but later withdrew and reached a detente that lowered the risk of attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
In spite of their different attitudes, hopes, and goals, they gradually— though neither could have explained how—reached a functioning detente.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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