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settlement

[set-l-muhnt] / ˈsɛt l mənt /




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Liquidia surges after reaching a $380.7 million settlement with United Therapeutics resolving patent disputes for its lung disease drug.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Shares of Bank of America tumbled Wednesday as the lender faced pointed questions from Wall Street analysts over a $1.2 billion regulatory settlement that led to a big earnings miss.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The documentation includes a settlement, an operational safety plan, and details of a plan—set out in August—for a claims program of up to $100 million for eligible businesses and residents, Melrose said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The newly combined company, which took the name Skydance after the deal closed, must release at least 30 films a year as part of a settlement agreement with 12 state attorneys general over antitrust claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In effect, Madison got what he had always demanded: settlement before assumption.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Salih said that too often, what begins as a temporary solution for refugees becomes permanent, with children born in displacement settlements becoming adults there with children of their own.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The attorney general’s office has said that Paxton’s work to secure large legal settlements with drugmakers and tech companies requires routine travel.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Are the wage settlements reflecting catch-up, or do workers also expect inflation not to return to target and are adding in extra wage demands?” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In its core regions, Indigenous communities became organized into political hierarchies, with powerful chiefdoms exerting influence over surrounding settlements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

I didn’t find any human settlements, but I did find more islands, though none even a third the size of my home island.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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