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mediation

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as in settlement

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Recent Examples of mediation Unlike litigation in federal court, arbitration and mediation are generally conducted outside the public judicial process and often subject to confidentiality arrangements. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 There is no mediation by industry insiders, critics or film journalists. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 Turkish mediation later secured an agreement for Ethiopia and Somalia to pursue commercial sea access under Somali sovereignty. — Khaled Kazziha, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, claimed Monday that Riyadh had accepted mediation but the group had rejected truce proposals of two weeks and of one month. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mediation

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When the 2025 House settlement limited rosters to 105 players instead of effectively unlimited, coaches were less willing to go all out in practice and risk injuries.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The settlement also required independent evidence to corroborate any match.

— Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

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Without a treaty change or a Pentagon-wide policy, commands and contractors retain broad discretion over whether a family can return home to pursue divorce and custody in an American court.

— Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Federal agents negotiated treaties in the 1850s with more than 130 Indigenous communities in the new state of California, setting aside roughly 7% of the state for reservations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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