as in settlers
a person who settles in a new region
European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa
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The Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency says Sistrunk’s earliest settlers migrated from Georgia, South Carolina and the Bahamas in the late 1800s.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
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In New England, Metacom’s, or King Philip’s, War – waged between Indigenous groups and English settlers – destroyed scores of communities in one of the most destructive conflicts, measured on a per capita basis, in American history.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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Chua is often credited as one of the pioneers of modern mixology in Singapore.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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As the industry grew, pioneers like Henry Ford increased production through new machinery and business management practices, such as the assembly line and vertical integration.—
Jeff Mayhugh,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Historians believe that the attack killed at least 400 colonists and soldiers, or about 1 in 6 Spaniards in New Mexico.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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Baskets were a ubiquitous part of Chumash life before the colonists came.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Colonials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonials. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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