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settlement

noun

ˈse-tᵊl-mənt

Definition of settlement

as in agreement

an arrangement about action to be taken eventually reached a peace settlement

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Recent Examples of settlement His father had often contributed to Israeli causes, including some, like the American Friends of Bet el Yeshiva, that supported settlements in the West Bank. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Three accusers were paid settlements with no admission of wrongdoing. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Zverev has maintained his innocence of both accounts, while agreeing to a $218,000 settlement in 2024 with one of his ex-girlfriends in a German court. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2026 Getting to such a settlement now will require both Saudi Arabia and Yemeni government forces, with support of regional and international partners, to apply effective military pressure to stem the Houthis’ advances and persuade them to accept a deal. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for settlement

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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

Definition of agreement

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In recent years, Canberra has also inked mutual defense agreements with Fiji and Papua New Guinea alongside negotiations for a similar pact with Tonga; deals with Tuvalu and Vanuatu restrict them from security cooperation with Beijing.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The financials are also unmatched, with last year’s annual check to each franchise from 345 Park Ave topping $450 million from leaguewide deals, primarily driven by the NFL’s $125 billion in media pacts.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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Candidates’ disparate visions Taking the California Democratic Party convention stage in February, Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, gave a quick shout-out to the California Teachers Assn.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Mehta calls the film’s action language deliberately unlike genre convention.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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