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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
they made a pact to meet every week at the same time
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Recent Examples of pact
No wonder so many are looking to strike production pacts with overseas partners.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Officials in New Delhi said the pact clears the path for a likely bilateral meeting between Modi and Xi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, which will be their first since 2020.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
The pact gives Netflix exclusive rights to the titles no later than eight months following theatrical release.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
In June, the two nations signed a landmark defense pact and pledged to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event the other is attacked.
—Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Officials in New Delhi said the pact clears the path for a likely bilateral meeting between Modi and Xi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, which will be their first since 2020.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
The pact gives Netflix exclusive rights to the titles no later than eight months following theatrical release.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
In June, the two nations signed a landmark defense pact and pledged to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event the other is attacked.
—Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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The project marks one of the first features to take advantage of the Japan-Italy co-production treaty that came into effect in August.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Speaking at the Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security in Belarus, Lavrov said that a treaty on the comprehensive strategic partnership between the countries, which had been announced last week, was being prepared.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Polar Semiconductor was the first to finish negotiations and finalize its agreement.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company resolved the charge through the deferred prosecution agreement and the half-million dollar fine.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Since the ’80s, Tom Loeser and Wendy Maruyama, pioneering figures of the postwar American Studio Craft movement, have created furniture that challenges the conventions of woodworking and uses color with both precision and a sense of irreverence.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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Taylor was slated to take the stage as part of the convention's Day 1 kickoff, but scheduling delays appear to have led to his performance being scrapped.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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