reparation

Example Sentences

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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

But his general gist seemed to be close to his lordship's, concluding with a call for a freezing of German reparation payments and the withdrawal of French troops from the Ruhr region.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro