variants
or detente
as in rapprochement
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The emergence of the North American shale sector had upended the cartel’s decades-long dominance of the global oil market, prompting OPEC leaders to pursue a strategy of detente during closed-door gatherings on the sidelines of industry conferences in Houston.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 July 2024
For the moment, detente might be the best both sides can do.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Saudi Arabia did not join the detente but clearly endorsed it, allowing the UAE and Bahrain to act.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The agreement followed a detente in March in which both sides agreed to stop litigating each other in state court and work towards negotiating a new development agreement and a new comprehensive plan no later than next year.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
That spirit of detente seemed to only last through the night, though.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Trump and Mace’s detente would have been nearly unthinkable two years ago.
—Tommy Barone, ABC News, 11 June 2024
Although the United States shares the goal of regional de-escalation, the detente in the Persian Gulf complicates Washington’s traditional model for nuclear diplomacy.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
Over the last several years, Crown Prince Mohammed has reached a detente with Iran, pursued a peace deal with Yemen's Houthi rebels, and also offered himself as a leader in other crises worldwide.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 July 2024
For the moment, detente might be the best both sides can do.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Saudi Arabia did not join the detente but clearly endorsed it, allowing the UAE and Bahrain to act.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The agreement followed a detente in March in which both sides agreed to stop litigating each other in state court and work towards negotiating a new development agreement and a new comprehensive plan no later than next year.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
That spirit of detente seemed to only last through the night, though.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Trump and Mace’s detente would have been nearly unthinkable two years ago.
—Tommy Barone, ABC News, 11 June 2024
Although the United States shares the goal of regional de-escalation, the detente in the Persian Gulf complicates Washington’s traditional model for nuclear diplomacy.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
Over the last several years, Crown Prince Mohammed has reached a detente with Iran, pursued a peace deal with Yemen's Houthi rebels, and also offered himself as a leader in other crises worldwide.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Détente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/d%C3%A9tente. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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