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settlement

[set-l-muhnt] / ˈsɛt l mənt /




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Mirer, meanwhile, claims that he has received no NIL compensation from Stanford’s collective or revenue-sharing money from the university since 2024 as a result of the settlement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Polymarket moved offshore and outside the strictures of U.S. regulations after a 2022 settlement with the CFTC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"I had an offer of a settlement but I refused it because I didn't want the money, I wanted to take Calderdale Council to court," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Front month ICE Brent crude for August rose 1.3% to $94.25 a barrel at settlement, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Very early on, the colonizers recognized that smallpox could easily wipe out an Indigenous population, leaving land available for settlement.

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




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