thaw
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It wasn't so long ago that the word "bromance" was being applied to another high-level relationship: this time Putin-Trump, as Russia and America pledged to thaw ties.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The country has been shut out of global markets since 2017, and it will seek a reorganization as relations with the U.S. thaw.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Italian media have presented the meeting as an attempt to "thaw" relations but it remains to be seen whether the tensions will ease.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
More recently, the Vatican played a pivotal role in brokering a diplomatic thaw between the U.S. and Cuba in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
He had a good bold face, blue eyes, hair about the color of my stream in the thaw.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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