as in armistice
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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Monahan has said that legal fees were a major factor in the organization’s decision to settle its lawsuits with LIV Golf and strike a truce.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Nov. 2024
While Trump must still contend with the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and Israel’s war with Hamas, which has decimated Gaza, the truce between Israeli forces and Hezbollah takes one foreign policy concern off the table.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
Both sides indulged in a frenzy of violence just before the truce came into force.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Hamas is likely to continue to demand a lasting truce and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in any such deal, while Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated his pledge to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed and all hostages are freed.
—Adam Geller, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Nov. 2024
While Trump must still contend with the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and Israel’s war with Hamas, which has decimated Gaza, the truce between Israeli forces and Hezbollah takes one foreign policy concern off the table.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
Both sides indulged in a frenzy of violence just before the truce came into force.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Hamas is likely to continue to demand a lasting truce and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in any such deal, while Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated his pledge to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed and all hostages are freed.
—Adam Geller, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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