temporary peace
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The MoU, signed on 18 June, aimed to bring both sides to a permanent ceasefire but temporary peace fell apart not long later after both sides began trading strikes.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Although the temporary peace is fragile and there is still minimal oil traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz, traders have taken negotiations as a signal it’s safe to pile into equities.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
The group’s longtime leader, Carol Schatz, told the City Council at a public hearing that the city was mortgaging its future in a “misguided attempt to buy temporary peace with activists.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
No casualties from that attack were reported, and it seems, thankfully, that the temporary peace is otherwise holding.
From Slate ● May 14, 2025
For about a day, at least, the present to Patrolman Mancuso had brought a temporary peace to life on Constantinople Street.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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