settlers

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After initially trying to negotiate with the settlers, Mohammed rushed up to the grave just as they were about to break through a slab which was all that remained between them and his father's remains.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Historians estimate that before the arrival of large numbers of European settlers, roughly 50,000 grizzlies ranged across the American West.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

After the war ended in 1783, American settlers resisted oversight by both the Confederation and, after 1789, the Constitutional government under President Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The Mayor of al-Mughayyir, Amin Abu Alia, told the BBC that around 10 settlers approached the village along with soldiers and started shooting towards a school.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

James Town’s new leaders took revenge on the natives, even the Kecoughtans and the Warraskoyacks, who had helped the settlers so much.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone