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[troos] / trus /


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But besides pleasantries, both measured their words carefully about the cooperation between Ukraine and Russia during the Oleshky truce, and beyond.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

If the truce brought a rare moment of relief to Oleshky, it has done little to alter the wider trajectory of a war that grinds on for now.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

By violating the truce, Moscow would have risked undermining its own efforts to cultivate the crucial relationship with her husband, US President Donald Trump.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The truce is scheduled to end on Sunday evening.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

And finally, on the outside, living in uneasy truce with the more primitive brains beneath, is the cerebral cortex, which evolved millions of years ago in our primate ancestors.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

But many have questioned whether this will lead to more cooperation and further truces.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Previous short-lived truces in the war -- such as to mark Orthodox Easter -- have seen drop-offs in aerial attacks but been marred by accusations of widespread violations by both sides.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The intervening 116 years were characterized by intermittent spasms of far-flung fighting, interrupted by truces and even a formal peace between 1360 and 1369.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

He was instrumental in resolving Hollywood’s bitter year of labor strife by negotiating truces with the Writers Guild of America and performers’ union, SAG-AFTRA, in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

The High King’s subjects and the Courts with which there are truces, however wobbly.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black


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