ceasefire
Britishnoun
interjection
Example Sentences
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U.S. stock futures rose as oil prices eased despite fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia, after Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
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
The two sides fought to a stalemate and a ceasefire in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
US President Donald Trump has said Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an immediate "energy ceasefire".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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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