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reparation

[rep-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌrɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /


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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

He is now appealing the decision to reject his reparation claims, but with two brain tumours, heart disease, and prostate cancer, he worries he is running out of time.

From BBC Mar. 30, 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

Energy companies warned the reparation work might take several days.

From Barron's Dec. 28, 2025

But he understood, looking at the boy, a little of how it had been with his own father, he felt the need to make some kind of reparation.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

San Francisco, Detroit and other cities have considered reparations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

The war ended in 1945, but questions surrounding reparations, expellees, prisoners of war and borders would complicate relations between Moscow and the two Germanies for years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

And while he has made reparations off the course, he has now put himself in a position to deliver some sort of public "redemption" on it, over the weekend.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

It follows a landmark UN resolution earlier in March which recognised transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity", urging UN member states to contribute to a reparations fund.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

The Allies’ insistence that Germany pay billions in war reparations was a source of festering resentment.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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