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Examples
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Does this mean there'll be a détente between these battling broads?
General Hospital's Laura Wright Finally Breaks Her Emmy Curse 2011
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Cristina and Owen may finally come to a détente.
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That d é tente lasts until Jan. 31, but it could end sooner under certain circumstances.
Sbarro Hires Bankruptcy Lawyers Mike Spector 2011
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Many in the West supported a return to d é tente with the Soviet Union.
Reagan's Clarity, 30 Years Later David Davis 2011
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Cristina and Owen may finally come to a détente.
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Français · Équateur-Espagne: Une femme tente de vendre sa virginité aux enchères
Global Voices in English » Ecuador: Woman Attempts to Auction Virginity Online in Spain 2009
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Each side feared the outcome of a trial would be too uncertain and costly and agreed to a d tente they deemed "fair and reasonable."
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Starting in the détente-minded Nixon administration, he enjoyed a dedicated hotline to Henry Kissinger.
Cold-War Envoy Stephen Miller 2010
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Starting in the détente-minded Nixon administration, he enjoyed a dedicated hotline to Henry Kissinger.
Cold-War Envoy Stephen Miller 2010
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Starting in the détente-minded Nixon administration, he enjoyed a dedicated hotline to Henry Kissinger.
Cold-War Envoy Stephen Miller 2010
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