settlement
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Some have taken out high-interest loans against their settlement, which are eating up a greater percentage of their payout with each passing year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
She added she supported controlling the UK's borders but that this was different from the issue of settlement rights for legal migrants.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
She said that while targeted sanctions against individuals were "important" symbolically, they have "no impact on the rate of settlement expansion" or on "the scale of settlers' violence".
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He orchestrated the company’s multibillion-dollar settlement and cleanup effort, at times eschewing lawyers in negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
His mother was able to kick in $20,000 from her settlement, his three brothers kicked in $10,000 each of theirs.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing settlement
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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