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settlement

[set-l-muhnt] / ˈsɛt l mənt /




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The international benchmark earlier hit its lowest settlement value since the first week of March of $85.80 a barrel, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

"We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran," he told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

British media has for weeks been reporting on behind-the-scenes battles within the government over the DIP settlement.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

That case ground on for nearly a decade and ended with no admission of wrongdoing, though the settlement required the attorney general to pay $300,000 in restitution and undergo legal ethics training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

All over North America are places that are described as “the first” settlement, building, or school.

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




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