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agreements

noun

plural of agreement

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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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 Other notable laws passed this legislative session included a ban on 287(g) agreements and the Maryland Community Trust Act. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 The clearest sign of that ambition is a pair of unannounced K-drama projects DRX has signed agreements around. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Micron is attempting to further reduce the cyclicality of its business through long-term strategic customer agreements, or SCAs. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 There appears to be three different agreements that are at odds with one another. — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Netflix has been pursuing agreements with dozens of prominent YouTubers, paying creators such as Alan Chikin Chow and Nick DiGiovanni to post their videos on YouTube and Netflix concurrently. — Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 But analysts say rebuilding the country's oil production will require significant money and time, while political uncertainty may push companies toward short-term agreements. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026 In early January, Microsoft revealed its involvement and kicked off a PR blitz — holding town halls, pledging not to drive up power bills and, in a major shift, scrapping non-disclosure agreements and property tax breaks with local governments. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The companies are expected to receive formal prototype agreements in the coming weeks, followed by technical demonstrations and evaluations. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of consensuses

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NBCUniversal‘s Peacock launched a limited new membership program in a beta test with a variety of perks — aimed at keeping them from flying the coop as streaming subscribers, as well as driving incremental revenue from marketing pacts.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
On climate, liberals would offer tax rewards for green energy, support joining climate pacts, and phasing out fossil fuels gradually over decades.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

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But visitors come primarily for theme parks, conventions, cruises and vacations, and whose schedules are already packed.

— Rich Bradley, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Assistants don’t normally come with this much lore, but Trump has never been one to follow conventions, and Harp’s unusually intimate bond with him hasn’t gone unnoticed, within or outside of the White House.

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026

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While the district took a series of cost-cutting steps — including freezing spending on supplies, hiring and most new contracts, as well as laying off employees — successive budget updates showed the financial hole continuing to deepen.

— Chaewon Chung August 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
That could include smaller firms, venture capital backed startups, and companies looking to get in on potentially lucrative government contracts.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

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One-on-one, face-to-face discussions trigger key interpretive understandings that are authentic to each stakeholder.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

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