diplomatic
Example Sentences
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The risks of war were always said to be too high, it was never a good time, and there was always another diplomatic option to exhaust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“The U.S. can have a friendly diplomatic relationship with Cuba,” said Valdes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The Vatican also played a major role in secret negotiations that led the Obama administration to re-establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The talks come a day after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was "exploring each and every diplomatic avenue that is available" to reopen the route.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
“We have to make sure he’s safe. If that elf dies, it will be a diplomatic disaster.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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