agreement
noun
the situation when people have the same opinion or have made the same decision about something
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contract
noun
a written legal agreement between two people or businesses that says what each must do for the other or give to the other
alliance
noun
an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something
common ground
noun
something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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