temporary peace
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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
No casualties from that attack were reported, and it seems, thankfully, that the temporary peace is otherwise holding.
From Slate • May 14, 2025
The cameras have mostly been put away, the Proud Boys have gone home, and the town of Springfield, Ohio seems to have reached a shaky, temporary peace.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
“I see prospects for temporary peace between the Saudis and the Houthis but escalation of violence within Yemen,” said Nadwa Dawsari, a nonresident scholar with the Middle East Institute, a Washington-based think-tank.
From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023
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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