settlements
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“It was the largest urban civilization of its day,” Mr. Kean writes, “with a million people living in 1,500 settlements spread over a region double the size of Montana.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Salih said that too often, what begins as a temporary solution for refugees becomes permanent, with children born in displacement settlements becoming adults there with children of their own.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The attorney general’s office has said that Paxton’s work to secure large legal settlements with drugmakers and tech companies requires routine travel.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Five of the lawsuits resulted in settlements, and the companies paid the plaintiffs more than $2 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
By mid-1780 the Cherokee resistance regained momentum when they began raiding squatters’ settlements within Cherokee territory.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
