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reconciliation

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


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In a bid to unite the right before the convention, Flavio this week posted a video apologizing to Michelle, who quickly accepted the gesture of reconciliation.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Madonna grieves for her late brother Christopher on Fragile, a delicate song about their childhood, estrangement and reconciliation, that ends with her wishing, "I hope you found a higher ground".

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Grant strengthened Reconstruction policies and fought the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating that reconciliation required not only empathy but also a firm commitment to protecting constitutional principles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Davis wrote: “The opposite of estrangement is not reconciliation, it’s peace.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

I had regarded the effort at reconciliation as the rock bottom of the entire discussion on the passage and had never thought that Rav Gershenson would question it.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

From Slate May 4, 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

Each cycle of filings requires extensive reconciliations and disclosures that absorb resources better devoted to productive investment.

From Barron's Oct. 13, 2025

Mr. Bankman-Fried and Ms. Ellison also started an unsteady romantic relationship, with multiple breakups and reconciliations.

From New York Times Jul. 20, 2023

She was sure that he would call her the next day for one of his spectacular reconciliations.

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




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