- a variation of reparations.
reparation
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Well, there are numerous contemporaneous examples of reparation payments exacted by European states, so you tell me.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
"Those responsible for violations of the law must be held to account, and the rights of the victims' families to truth, justice and reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence must be upheld," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
“The arduous reparation from the ravages of the pandemic are all but complete, with the shares now having exceeded the record highs achieved in 2018,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
The allusion to economic justifications for the Confederacy’s inhumane cruelty is mocked and transformed, while also implying the process as Black reparation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
Did Apollo’s late reparation make up to her for all that she had suffered?
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
In September, Jamaica's government said it would raise a petition on the subject of slavery reparations with the King, the country's head of state.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
According to PA news agency, it is understood the government has not advised the King to apologise or offer reparations.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
On a 2022 Caribbean tour, Charles's son William and his wife Kate were met with anti-monarchy protests and calls for slavery reparations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Asheville has backed reparations for slavery, protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement and banned discrimination based on gender identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Certainly there would be people in the world who believe these three have reparations to make.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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