settlers
Example Sentences
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It is an area of Hebron where Israeli settlers live among Palestinian residents.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
But after permanent settlers arrived in 1770, the island population disappeared rapidly.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
In the same 50 years, settlers had continued their westward push with the backing of the federal government, displacing Native Americans, and urban centers had begun to industrialize, leading to labor unrest among workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Historians estimate that before the arrival of large numbers of European settlers, roughly 50,000 grizzlies ranged across the American West.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Even settlers like Hale who formed close ties to the Osage argued that the white man’s road was inevitable and that the only way for the Osage to survive was to follow it.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
