peacemaker
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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
"It's also strengthened its image. It's been able to project itself as a peacemaker."
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
As the war in the Middle East enters its second month, choking the world's energy supply and sending oil prices soaring, China is trying to step in as a peacemaker.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
He was a gentle child, a natural peacemaker and he tried to bring about some sort of reconciliation between me and his mother.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
These are from the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus blesses the poor, the meek and the peacemakers, and then calls on his followers to turn the other cheek and love their enemies.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
I guess when they’re drafting peacemakers they’d better pass me by.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
