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as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something
we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives
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as in pacts
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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Recent Examples of agreements
This is a staggering reminder of the danger of further fragmenting the country through reckless recognition agreements.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Forbes Media’s brand extensions include real estate, education and financial services license agreements.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Lease and operating agreements are expected be formalized next year.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Social housing projects require tenants to play a meaningful role in how their buildings are run, encourage tenant ownership and include agreements that keep buildings permanently affordable.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The automaker currently owns about 90% of Cruise and has agreements with other shareholders that will raise its ownership to more than 97%, GM said in a statement.
—Lora Kolodny,michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Incorporating security costs into family office operating agreements.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
During an investor call Tuesday, CFO Paul Jacobson said GM, which owns about 90% of Cruise, has agreements with other minor stakeholders to sell their shares and raise GM's ownership to more than 97%.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
Some families incorporate security assessments into their regular business valuations, while others build security costs into buy-sell agreements and succession funding mechanisms.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Agreements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreements. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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