ceasefire
Britishnoun
interjection
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When the ceasefire collapsed on July 7, Iran focused its fire west, to bases hundreds of miles farther from its borders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
After an uneasy ceasefire took hold in early April, satellite imagery showed little new damage to bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Hundreds of residents of the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky were evacuated and driven to safety on Friday, following a humanitarian ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
That ceasefire has been a "breath of fresh air", said the 38-year-old father with piercing blue eyes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The next day, President Johnson declared a Christmas ceasefire in Vietnam, and the bombs stopped dropping.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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