reparations
Example Sentences
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San Francisco, Detroit and other cities have considered reparations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The war ended in 1945, but questions surrounding reparations, expellees, prisoners of war and borders would complicate relations between Moscow and the two Germanies for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
It calls for comprehensive debt relief, the restitution of looted cultural property, and the establishment of a global reparations fund, though no specific amount was stated.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
It follows a landmark UN resolution earlier in March which recognised transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity", urging UN member states to contribute to a reparations fund.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Of course, America is concerned about our debt payments to her in the event of a freeze in German reparations.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
