as in pact
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans
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The secretary also regularly speaks with different heads of state, ambassadors and foreign ministers to deal with global challenges and crises, and to negotiate international treaties or ceasefire deals.
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Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
These States seek to convince the Court to adopt an interpretation that completely reverses what these treaties actually say and are intended to mean.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Constructed during the summers of 1951 and 1952, Thule Air Base, as it was then known, came about after Denmark and the United States signed a defense treaty.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
President Woodrow Wilson in 1917 signed a treaty transferring the Danish West Indies to the United States in exchange for $25 million in gold coins.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
These States seek to convince the Court to adopt an interpretation that completely reverses what these treaties actually say and are intended to mean.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Constructed during the summers of 1951 and 1952, Thule Air Base, as it was then known, came about after Denmark and the United States signed a defense treaty.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
President Woodrow Wilson in 1917 signed a treaty transferring the Danish West Indies to the United States in exchange for $25 million in gold coins.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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With longstanding divisions apparent among ministers, Israel delayed meetings expected on Thursday when the cabinet was expected to vote on the pact, blaming Hamas for the hold-up.Andrew Mills, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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The first Trump administration was able to get Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to sign those pacts, though the policy was implemented only in Guatemala, albeit fleetingly.Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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The wildly successful chipmaker unveiled a tiny desktop device called Project DIGITS at this year’s convention that’s potent enough for the complex operations required to run and train AI models.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
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In this early example of auto-fiction, Mishima offers a poetic analysis of his sentimental education as a young man whose sadomasochistic gay fantasies clash with the conventions of his upper-class upbringing.Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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During his presidency, Carter negotiated the landmark Camp David peace accords between Israel and Egypt, transferred the Panama Canal to Panamanian ownership, dramatically expanded public lands in Alaska, and established formal diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
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Career highlights include: Negotiated the landmark Camp David peace accords between Israel and Egypt.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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