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reconciliation

[rek-uhn-sil-ee-ey-shuhn] / ˌrɛk ənˌsɪl iˈeɪ ʃən /


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"I think one of the motivating factors for this return ... is reconciliation with the king and with the wider family," royal historian Ed Owens told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

"I would love reconciliation with my family. There's no point in continuing to fight any more."

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The unexpected move comes after a secret summer meeting with King Charles III which sparked hopes of a royal reconciliation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

We don’t want political or religious differences to permanently destroy our relationship with him, and we want to leave the door open for reconciliation without creating additional conflict or pressure.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Indeed, Woodall refused to relinquish leadership of the expedition or make any kind of compromise, even after he received a message from President Mandela appealing for reconciliation as a matter of national interest.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

As Ralston notes, “Of such words are not reconciliations made.”

From Slate May 4, 2026

According to the 2026 National Defense Strategy and budget reconciliations, the U.S. inventory of AMRAAMs, artillery, and Javelins is moderate to healthy.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

The county conducted an audit of Harm Reduction-SD in April 2023 that revealed “significant financial control weaknesses including insufficient bank reconciliations and a deficient general ledger,” prosecutors allege.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

His voice - bruised, buttery and intimate - has been an inescapable undercurrent of Bollywood, narrating heartbreaks, longings and reconciliations for millions for more than a decade.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

Voices, tears, reconciliations: I remember them as waves of words, going back and forth, running over my head, around, past, through me.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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