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rapprochement

[rap-rohsh-mahn, ra-prawsh-mahn] / ˌræp roʊʃˈmɑ̃, ra prɔʃˈmɑ̃ /


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Saudi Arabia also banned the airline in 2016 after cutting diplomatic ties with Iran and hasn’t allowed its flights since despite a rapprochement.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The rapprochement usually starts out small, maybe with a text message here or there or small talk at a family event.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

A nuclear deal was said to be a path to a wider rapprochement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister called Lee's statement "wise behaviour", but hopes for a rapprochement faded after the diplomatically isolated nation returned to calling the South its "most hostile" enemy.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

But that rapprochement did not last long, and Ferula was quick to realize that she had been used.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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