reparations
Example Sentences
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Asheville has backed reparations for slavery, protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement and banned discrimination based on gender identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Earlier in September, Jamaica's government said it would raise a petition on the subject of slavery reparations with to King Charles, the country's head of state.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Campaigners say truth and reconciliation commissions like in South Africa after apartheid or reparations can also bring some justice.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
It was Ghana that tabled the UN resolution, and in June, a summit on reparations was held in its capital, Accra, with delegates from around 80 countries, who concluded that recompense was long overdue.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The reparations were intended to weaken Germany so that it would never take up arms again.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
