communiqué
noun
com·mu·ni·qué
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā 
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
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a White House communiqué
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The final communique also called out China’s aid to Russia with strong language, reflecting an ability to broaden hard-nosed US concerns about Chinese behavior to European allies that are not always willing to risk Beijing’s ire.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 12 July 2024
Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals are among those arrested in recent months, according to Internal Security Agency communiques.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
For all that foreign policy is commonly understood to be the province of officials and diplomats—consultations, negotiations, communiques, démarches, summits, and more—foreign policy by example is no less real.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
So while Iran seems to be messaging that today's attack could certainly have been worse, others may view their communiques as open threats of escalation.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The White House communique acknowledged the urgency of resolving the strike while also noting the toil of dockworkers and affirming collective bargaining as the best and quickest route out of the standoff.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
By March of this year, when the Quad held its first leader-level summit and issued its first leader-level communique, Chinese officials had begun to view the Quad with growing concern.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2021
The communique then went on to point out that due to such delays, investors’ children may age out during the long wait.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The European Union will purchase 300 million euros ($331 million) of military equipment for Ukraine with profits from frozen Russian assets, the French ministry of defense said in a Sept. 6 communique.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 12 July 2024
Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals are among those arrested in recent months, according to Internal Security Agency communiques.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
For all that foreign policy is commonly understood to be the province of officials and diplomats—consultations, negotiations, communiques, démarches, summits, and more—foreign policy by example is no less real.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
So while Iran seems to be messaging that today's attack could certainly have been worse, others may view their communiques as open threats of escalation.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The White House communique acknowledged the urgency of resolving the strike while also noting the toil of dockworkers and affirming collective bargaining as the best and quickest route out of the standoff.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
By March of this year, when the Quad held its first leader-level summit and issued its first leader-level communique, Chinese officials had begun to view the Quad with growing concern.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2021
The communique then went on to point out that due to such delays, investors’ children may age out during the long wait.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The European Union will purchase 300 million euros ($331 million) of military equipment for Ukraine with profits from frozen Russian assets, the French ministry of defense said in a Sept. 6 communique.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Communiqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communiqu%C3%A9. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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communiqué
noun
com·mu·ni·qué
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
: bulletin
Etymology
French, literally, "something communicated"
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