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Six example sentences with accord, each labelled with its topic.
The two parties reached an accord on school funding after eleven weeks of talks that nobody expected to succeed.
Politics
An informal accord among the three suppliers kept prices steady, which regulators later examined with considerable interest.
Business
The 1648 accord ended a war that had drained every treasury in the region.
History
The accord signed by the coastal towns limits fishing in the bay, and every harbor master polices it.
Environment
The two neighbors reached an accord over the fence line, and the judge simply wrote their agreement into the order.
Law
A trade accord between the two countries cut tariffs on grain, and bakers on both sides of the border noticed within months.
Economics
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Found in 6 published word lists
- Business Word List (part 2)Authoritative
- General Service List (West 1953, Bauman/Culligan rev.)Authoritative
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- SparkNotes 1000 SAT WordsRecognized
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