peace treaty
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peace treaties
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The two Koreas are technically still at war since they did not sign a peace treaty after the Korean War.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The countries have been locked in a dispute over the Kurils for decades, and it is the main reason Moscow and Tokyo did not sign a peace treaty after World War Two.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 war, triggered by a North Korean attack, ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its nuclear programme, and the two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
I was wishing I could sign a peace treaty with my parents when the telephone rang.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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