ceasefire
Britishnoun
interjection
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Ukraine has maintained that it is ready for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, which would reopen its lifeline to global markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, Estonia's foreign minister said the ceasefire was "not working".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Prices reversed initial losses Monday amid persistent Middle East supply risks, as traders weighed prospects for increased Russian diesel supplies and a potential Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Sunday that he backed Trump's call for the ceasefire, but warned that Moscow had intensified strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure over the weekend.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Craig was never one to be the bad cop, and my mother stuck to her self-imposed ceasefire on matters of my father’s health.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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