settlement
Example Sentences
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Having promised to reverse what he called the "hollowing out" of the armed forces, the settlement Healey was offered on Monday was not enough for him.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
She said that while targeted sanctions against individuals were "important" symbolically, they have "no impact on the rate of settlement expansion" or on "the scale of settlers' violence".
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He orchestrated the company’s multibillion-dollar settlement and cleanup effort, at times eschewing lawyers in negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The first serious legal challenge to the House settlement will come courtesy of a USC freshman linebacker.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Anyhow—at the time, we were living in a brand-new country that had just been opened up for settlement.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing settlement
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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