settlement
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has invested considerable diplomatic capital in getting the two parties together, posted on social media that Pakistan would "continue its earnest efforts for negotiated settlement of the conflict".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Lawyers for the Jackson estate realised there was a clause in the settlement with Chandler that forbade the depiction or mention of him in any movie.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The settlement was reached last week by the two sides, but the details won’t be made public until it is approved by Los Angeles U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
A Bayer spokesman said the settlement is fair to all parties and would provide significant compensation to current and future claimants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The term conveyed the political fear, so potent among the Antifederalist critics of the constitutional settlement of 1788, that the states would be absorbed by the new federal government.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing settlement
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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