settlement
Example Sentences
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Although Cave 338 was not used as a permanent settlement, the repeated returns over millennia suggest that the location held significant value for prehistoric groups.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
So far prices have been modulated in financial markets by expectations of an imminent settlement and buffered in the physical market by the drawing down of inventories.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Both Mrs Brown and Sir Alan Bates were part of the Group Litigation Order compensation scheme, and those claimants were offered the option of taking a fixed sum of £75,000 or pursuing their own settlement.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Luckin said at the time the settlement “reflects our cooperation and remediation efforts, and enables the company to continue with the execution of its business strategy.”
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
“We’re in a settlement called Carbonel Downs,” she says.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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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