See olive branch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "His [George W. Bush's] remarks came after Britain offered a diplomatic olive branch to Iran earlier in the day to try to secure an early release of the prisoners.",
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"ref": "2017 March 1, Anthony Zurcher, “Trump addresses Congress: A kinder, gentler president”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 2017-06-05:",
"text": "On immigration in particular, the change of tone was jarring, even from within the speech itself. Amidst warning of the threats posed by illegal immigration to jobs and safety, the president [Donald Trump] seemingly extended an olive branch to his opponents.",
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"ref": "2023 February 10, Vivian Wang, “China, Still Trying to Play Down Balloon, Finds It’s Getting Harder to Do”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
"text": "Beijing has offered some olive branches. On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said China would welcome a visit from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in response to Ms. Yellen’s statement earlier this week that she still hoped to go.",
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"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A branch of an olive tree."
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"word": "غُصْن الزَيْتُون"
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
"word": "ձիթենու ճյուղ"
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
"word": "橄欖枝 /橄榄枝"
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"code": "de",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"sense": "branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace",
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"word": "olive-branch"
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{
"ref": "1986, The Bulletin - Volume 108, page 28:",
"text": "There's no olive branching. You see I know these people backwards, the agony and the problems we had with those fellows is unbelievable,\" he says.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1998, The Air Line Employee - Volumes 44-46, page 7:",
"text": "\"Presumably, Carty could make this an occasion for olive branching here,\" Mr. Hopkins said.",
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},
{
"ref": "2005, Vera Kaikobad, The 12 Moon Signs in Love:",
"text": "Fire signs also have fiery tempers but traditionally, their hearts can 'olive branch' their way through most problems.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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