settlement
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With winter approaching, the prospect of continued fighting and attacks on vital infrastructure has added urgency to the search for a settlement against a backdrop of deadly Russian attacks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“The parties entered an agreement in June 2026 in exchange for a mutual release of claims; no money was exchanged. Per that settlement, the dismissal was then filed by Mr. O’Malley.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
A lawsuit between merchants and card companies raged for more than 20 years until it reached a settlement last year that is already set to make some changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
And this summer, Meta struck a high-profile $18bn settlement with 48 US states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Located half a mile from the Péligre Dam and reservoir, the town was little more than a squatter settlement for the water refugees.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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
The settlers walked between Ganim and Kadim, settlements that are powerful symbols for their movement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“They’ve always left supplies in the bigger settlements, like Asheville.”
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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