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peacemaker

[pees-may-ker] / ˈpisˌmeɪ kər /


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Cairo has for months played a conservative peacemaker role that analysts say it is unlikely to abandon now, even after it has come under attack itself.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

One of my patients revels in being a peacemaker and resolving fights among her three teenage grandchildren, despite her own issues with anxiety and memory lapses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The defense memo described Zambada as a patriarch — the father of 16 children from multiple women — and a peacemaker who “was known to first seek out other solutions” before resorting to violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Beijing will likely have decided to play the role of peacemaker because the war in Iran jeopardises something Xi covets: stability.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Henry and Charles had gone to see the lawyer and Camilla, in capacity of peacemaker, had gone along.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

That long-ago mishmash of horses, poets and peacemakers seems quaint today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Maybe some leaders would consent to a meeting if the board really were composed of “the most prestigious” peacemakers.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026

Billboards showing Leo with the slogan "Blessed are the peacemakers" have sprouted across the country.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

"We are sure we are on the road to peace, and as peacemakers we need to make it happen," Dmitriev told a conference in Saudi Arabia in late October.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

I guess when they’re drafting peacemakers they’d better pass me by.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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