settlers
Example Sentences
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More than 500,000 settlers live in the territory which is home to some three million Palestinians.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
But nearly two centuries ago, European settlers started fracturing this relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mikhmas and the surrounding area have been subjected to several attacks by settlers since the beginning of this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Just over an hour after classes began, settlers were spotted through the school windows: two men, driving sheep through Palestinian fields a couple of hundred metres from the school, as Israeli soldiers stood close by.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Two of the new settlers come straggling into the fort, dragging wooden clubs, their faces smudged with soot.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
