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parley

[pahr-lee] / ˈpɑr li /


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By that standard President Trump’s Beijing parley with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week was a success.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But none of these arguments support the contention of the “Debate Me” Bros and their audience that everyone is equally qualified to parley over every topic.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

Sadat was assassinated in October 1981, a scant three years after that historic parley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

My dad had a never-ending parley with pirates, but I would break the cycle “Hacker!” my brother muttered behind me.

From The Verge • Aug. 11, 2022

It could mean attack, it could mean parley, it could mean the edge of something, a territory.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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