truce
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Altman and Amodei pledged to allow third-party safety evaluators early access to their systems, a rare truce in an industry often defined by animus between the top executives at the leading companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
A truce that had largely held for more than four years effectively collapsed in July.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was the worst attack by the Houthis since a four-year truce in Yemen's long-running civil war unravelled in July.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In July, a fragile truce between the Houthis and Yemen's government fell apart after the rebels welcomed an Iranian plane to the capital Sanaa, setting off a spate of attacks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
We'd gotten along fine in the months since our truce, but I couldn’t completely forget her treachery.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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Diesel prices have remained high even at times when crude oil has pulled back during truces in the U.S.-Iran conflict, threatening to further raise transportation costs in the autumn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
As L.A. mayor, he brought down gang crime through a program that used former gang members to broker truces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 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
"If necessary, we will sign 20 truces if it is useful," the CNT member told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
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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