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settlement

[set-l-muhnt] / ˈsɛt l mənt /




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The court also told the BBC there was a separate settlement between Zverev and his ex-girlfriend.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

American settlement hugged natural ports and navigable rivers.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The settlement provision involving the IRS stood, Blanche noted at a congressional hearing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The firm ultimately got a settlement of about $1.1 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

By around 8500 BCE, societies in all seven areas of settlement were domesticating and cultivating plants.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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