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settlement

[set-l-muhnt] / ˈsɛt l mənt /




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"Unless we get some real progress in a funding settlement, the trend of smaller homes closing will be a trend that will continue."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

As part of that settlement, Meta agreed to make significant changes to Facebook and Instagram accounts used by teenagers, and portions of the settlement hinge on other major social media companies agreeing to similar changes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Bass said that the project and its problems began before she took office and that “we pushed for a settlement so there would be a firm finish line.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

“If any gets past motion to dismiss, I would be very surprised if there isn’t a resolution” such as a settlement, Abrams said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

By around 8500 BCE, societies in all seven areas of settlement were domesticating and cultivating plants.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

John and Laura Overdeck have been engaged in a monthslong trial that could produce one of the largest divorce settlements in history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

John and Laura Overdeck are engaged in a divorce trial that could produce one of the largest settlements in history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

But she doubted whether a different future prime minister would ultimately question settlements themselves.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The university had long spent more than it brought in, driven by rising athletics costs, pandemic expenses and major legal settlements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The land in southern Georgia lay vastly undeveloped, with fewer and fewer settlements of farmers.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper


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