mutual understanding

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"It concluded with the mutual understanding that we will continue to engage in a more detailed manner on matters that are essential to any deal -- including sanctions termination and nuclear-related steps," he wrote.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The author dedicated her work to “the people of America with the fervent hope that our nations may come ever closer together in mutual understanding and sympathy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“Mare of Easttown” captured that sense of mutual understanding in such a novel way, the star observed, “that I thought it kind of caught like wildfire. The best parts of that are alive in ‘Task.’

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

But the robot’s confusion, and the animal’s hostility, soon dissolve into a mutual understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

We have to meet as equals, with some mutual understanding and candor, before my mission can even begin.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin