settlers

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Ford’s arrival in 1907 drew waves of German, Irish and Jewish settlers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Since October 7, settlers have established more than 175 farms and outposts in the West Bank with the tacit consent of Israeli authorities.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

She was the sixth generation of Mormon settlers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

During his travels from 1773 to 1776, Bartram explored regions where this species lives and documented plants and animals that were unfamiliar to early North American settlers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Because of their key role in establishing and populating a colony, settlers may be called colonizers.

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