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mediation

noun

Definition of mediation

as in settlement

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Recent Examples of mediation The program employs outreach professionals who work on community outreach, public education, conflict mediation and violence interruption. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The plan called for an end to violence, dialogue among all parties, mediation through an ASEAN envoy, humanitarian aid and access for the envoy to engage all relevant parties. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026 That complaint resulted in a $230,000 settlement by mediation in 2017. — Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 When workplace friction mounts, human resources schedules mediation. — Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mediation

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Writers Guild of America The WGA doesn’t seem to be happy with today’s settlement.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Over the weekend, the sides hashed out potential terms of a settlement.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

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On Wednesday, von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU's first associate member -- a status that does not currently exist in the bloc's treaties and would have to be created.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Associate membership doesn't currently exist as a formal category under EU treaties, and any such arrangement would need to be created and ratified by member states.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

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The meeting came after the two countries announced an agreement last month to give the United States a stake in Venezuela's vast oil reserves.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
StandardX has already signed agreements with leading fusion developers to manufacture tritium to support their missions in bringing fusion power to the grid.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

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