as in truce
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days
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The two Koreas are still technically at war after their 1950-53 war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
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Reuters, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Military engagements between North Korea and South Korea ended in 1953 with the signing of an armistice, but a lack of a treaty ending the Korean War means the two nations remain in armed conflict on paper.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
North and South Korea have been cut off from each other since the end of the Korean War in 1953, which concluded with an armistice not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The 1949 armistice lines, also known as the Green Line, were never formalized into Israeli law.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Military engagements between North Korea and South Korea ended in 1953 with the signing of an armistice, but a lack of a treaty ending the Korean War means the two nations remain in armed conflict on paper.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
North and South Korea have been cut off from each other since the end of the Korean War in 1953, which concluded with an armistice not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The 1949 armistice lines, also known as the Green Line, were never formalized into Israeli law.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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