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mediation

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as in settlement

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Recent Examples of mediation The former couple have also been ordered to attend confidential mediation about custody. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Expected to begin in early October, the mediation will not determine responsibility, only negotiate potential victim compensation. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Serra then analogizes the spatial mediation stimulated by Shift to a verbal operation. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 What followed were Zoom-inclusive mediation meetings, the revelation of tens of thousands of dollars of debt, and something about clown school. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mediation

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However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Even Meta’s settlement with the attorneys general, which requires changes to features aimed at teens, contains plenty of unknowns and ties some of its actionability to competitors doing the same.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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The sci-fi concept of a supersonic airliner became reality only after France and Britain signed a 1962 treaty to develop Concorde, jointly tackling technical quandaries commercial aviation had never faced.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Canada has one of the densest networks of co-production treaties in the world, potentially opening access to more public funding options and giving the film recognition as a national production in both countries.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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Instead of forcing agreement, stay curious about what needs tweaking.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
The effort is part of the agreement between the DAF and Northrop Grumman that increases annual B-21 production capacity by 25% while maintaining focus on cost, schedule and performance.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

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