mend fences
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or mend one's fences
: to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement
She mended fences with her father.
She and her father are trying to mend their fences.
After the election, he spent a lot of time mending political fences.
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Seven years ago, Cox and her manager agreed to meet with writer-producer Dan Ewen, who pitched them the idea of a trans woman returning to her roots to mend fences with her father.
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Max Gao, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, billionaire Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump at Mar-A-Lago last week, in an attempt to mend fences with Trump—who previously accused the social media company of trying to censor him and his supporters.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The move is Meta's biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has signaled a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration.
—Katie Paul, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Bezos’s gesture could be a strategic move to mend fences and protect his companies’ interests, from Amazon’s antitrust battle to Blue Origin’s quest for federal support.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Max Gao, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, billionaire Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump at Mar-A-Lago last week, in an attempt to mend fences with Trump—who previously accused the social media company of trying to censor him and his supporters.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The move is Meta's biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has signaled a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration.
—Katie Paul, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Bezos’s gesture could be a strategic move to mend fences and protect his companies’ interests, from Amazon’s antitrust battle to Blue Origin’s quest for federal support.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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