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mediation

noun

Definition of mediation

as in settlement

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Recent Examples of mediation The board had scheduled a vote on Alston’s fate last week, but a judge intervened, agreeing that Alston was legally entitled to mediation. — Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 One of the rules had been confidentiality of the mediation process. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 There was no immediate comment from Pakistan, which has led several mediation efforts to end the Iran war. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Back in court, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin last week set August 26 as the date a Magistrate judge will be selected for mediation between Para and the AGs/WGA. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mediation

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In the coming months, the city will provide updates to the court as part of their commitments detailed in the settlement, said Banks.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's ultranationalist government, settlement construction in the West Bank — seized by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war — has surged.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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The tragedy led to more than 120 countries signing the Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international treaty that sought to prevent future incidents of mercury poisoning by regulating the handling and use of the metal.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
The international treaty prevents countries from sending people to nations where they could be harmed.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

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As part of the agreement, €3m went to Sint-Truiden, the club Suzuki spent a year at in the 2023-24 campaign before moving to Parma.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Arianespace and Amazon Leo announced Wednesday an agreement at the International Space Summit in Paris for six additional Ariane 64 launches to continue deploying the Amazon Leo constellation into low-Earth orbit.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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