settlement
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The AQMD’s legal department will work to reach a settlement agreement with a financial penalty and corrective actions related to the violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Tokenization allows investors to own fractions of an asset, rather than the whole thing, and blockchain hosting — theoretically, at least — enables payment, settlement, change of ownership and custody on a digital ledger.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
In April, IBM struck a first-of-its-kind settlement with the federal government, paying more than $17 million related to its diversity practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
More than $90,000 in profits made by the teleprompter operator had been frozen in his account before he could withdraw it from the platform, and he is currently in talks on a settlement, Kalshi said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The settlement included a number of religious shrines, the earliest found so far, and on their plaster-covered walls we encounter the earliest paintings on a man-made surface.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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One of the more unexpected findings was that human infrastructure, including roads and settlements, sometimes caused animals to become less watchful.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The projected annual cost of the union settlements and employee raises is well over $1 billion a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Legal settlements with some of the American’s biggest companies also proved to be a lucrative source of income.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The president also brought in vast sums from licensing and legal settlements, according to his latest financial disclosure report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
They drove hundreds of squatters from settlements in their territory in the Upper Ohio Valley region.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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