settlers

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Four leaders of settler organisations and 21 "violent settlers" had also been barred, he added.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A new wave of settlers – pastoralist-farmers hailing ultimately from the Russian steppe – began to infiltrate the Rhine area in the form of the Corded Ware culture.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

In the 19th century’s first four decades, Chapman traveled, mostly on foot, throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, bringing seeds and methods of cultivation to settlers flooding the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

There has been a surge in attacks by settlers since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the UN has recorded.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Fleeing battles or chaos of all kinds, often wounded or driven out by their own clans or villages, each of the original settlers had made his way to this place.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry