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settlement

[set-l-muhnt] / ˈsɛt l mənt /




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Albertsons’s stock was falling Tuesday after a sales miss and an announcement that the grocery-store chain has reached a $774 million settlement to resolve opioid-related claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It has repeatedly said the funding on offer to the executive is a "record settlement" from Westminster.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The agency reached a settlement agreement with Live Nation last month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Live Nation reached a settlement agreement on the DOJ’s case in March, a deal that some experts said was unlikely to ease concerns from artists, fans and smaller venues.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

His father had died after another misdiagnosis: A doctor had failed to spot the cancer on an X-ray, and the family had received a small settlement.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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