How to Use trilateral in a Sentence

trilateral

adjective
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  • The comments cast further doubt on prospects for talks to modernize the trilateral...
    — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2018
  • This is meant to show Pyongyang, Beijing and Moscow that the trilateral alliance is intact.
    — Josh Rogin, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Monday’s talks were the fifth trilateral meeting among countries that stand on opposing sides of the conflict.
    — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
  • And, in a sign of that deepened cooperation, the two will join with the United States for a trilateral naval exercise in July.
    — chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
  • In all eight summits held since their inception in 2005, there has been a trilateral press conference.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • To do so, the U.S. should organize a trilateral summit of the foreign and defense ministers to meet as soon as possible.
    — Michael Mazza, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2017
  • China has also been in long-running talks with Japan and South Korea on a trilateral trade partnership.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 26 July 2019
  • If trilateral strategic nuclear arms control is of interest, the three countries will have to start from scratch.
    — Ankit Panda, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2019
  • So, the- Chuck Todd: Wait a minute, trilateral commission?!
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 5 Dec. 2018
  • At the meeting, the three heads of government will discuss trilateral issues that bind their nations, and try to resolve both lingering and emerging points of tension.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The allies have vowed to further trilateral cooperation in the face of North Korea’s growing threat.
    — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
  • But the chamber, Gianino said, wants to see three principles followed: Do no harm, move quickly and keep the agreement trilateral.
    — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 16 May 2017
  • Israeli officials have talked for years about a trilateral pipeline to Europe.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • Yet China also worries that the optics of a trilateral alignment with Russia and North Korea will limit its room to maneuver.
    — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
  • The agreement is expected to help China, Japan and South Korea finally reach a trilateral free trade deal after years of struggling to bridge their differences.
    — Elaine Kurtenbach, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2020
  • The snake exhibited the characteristic scale pattern of diamond and triangles in light and dark brown, and the trilateral head that inspires the common name fer-de-lance, or lancehead.
    — Myles Karp, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Andrés Manuel López Obrador are expected to take a photo before heading into the trilateral meeting.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • As a result, the administration plans to publish as soon as Friday the draft of a Mexico-only deal that would replace the quarter-century-old trilateral bloc.
    — Jacob M. Schlesinger, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Lavrov noted China’s concerns but said Russia is open to a trilateral arrangement.
    — John Hudson, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Even after that, Japan and South Korea will still have access to each other’s intelligence through a trilateral agreement with America.
    — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Merkel instead is pushing for bilateral and trilateral deals to cope with short-term migration pressures.
    — Fox News, 24 June 2018
  • Israel now holds annual trilateral summits with Greece and Cyprus, which have become its geographical conduits to the West.
    — Aron Heller, The Seattle Times, 23 Jan. 2019
  • Canada is focused on maintaining a trilateral pact, the official said.
    — Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 9 June 2018
  • This is a really contemporary take on organ trio, a trilateral commission of three equals.
    — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 9 May 2017
  • Moon reiterated a goal to hold a trilateral summit with both Trump and Kim to officially end the Korean War if their meeting is successful.
    — Fortune, 27 May 2018
  • In the past months alone, in addition to new tariffs against China, the Trump administration launched a new infrastructure working group as part of its trilateral discussions with India and Japan.
    — Fatema Sumar, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Trump is not expected to announce a new round of talks, while plans for a trilateral meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were quickly scuttled.
    — Gregg Carlstrom, The Atlantic, 22 May 2017
  • The effort to sustain the trilateral relationship won't be without challenges.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But, like all trilateral agreements there are unintended consequences that hurt the parties involved; and outright cheating that must be addressed.
    — Jim Turner, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 May 2018
  • That led to the Biden administration stepping up trilateral cooperation, which has brought the Asian nations closer on security issues.
    — Soo-Hyang Choi and Jon Herskovitz / Bloomberg, TIME, 29 July 2024

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