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as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
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as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
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Recent Examples of settler
Faith is part of the America's 250 years Faith is quintessential to American history, Mathewes says, from Native American spirituality to Christian practices of protestant settlers who first arrived from Europe to the country's robust Jewish, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist communities.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 May 2026
On Friday, settlers set fire to a mosque and vehicles in the village of Jibiya, northwest of Ramallah, Palestinian religious authorities said.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Most of these settlers farmed, but then the cities of Cleveland and Akron encroached from north and south.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
Jambalaya is a rice dish that traces back to early 18th-century South Louisiana, where Spanish settlers in New Orleans attempted to recreate paella using local ingredients.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 May 2026
On Friday, settlers set fire to a mosque and vehicles in the village of Jibiya, northwest of Ramallah, Palestinian religious authorities said.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Most of these settlers farmed, but then the cities of Cleveland and Akron encroached from north and south.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
Jambalaya is a rice dish that traces back to early 18th-century South Louisiana, where Spanish settlers in New Orleans attempted to recreate paella using local ingredients.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
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Across the cage stood MMA pioneer Gina Carano, the original mainstream face of women’s MMA and the opponent fans spent years fantasy-booking against Rousey during the peak of both careers.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Ben Johnson’s Bears are pioneers in the field of loopy comebacks.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.—
Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Most recently, an administrative body at the Justice Department ruled that being a DACA recipient is not enough to provide relief from deportation; that decision sets a precedent for how immigration judges nationwide should interpret status for immigrants on DACA.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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During the Pequot War, a conflict between Connecticut colonists and the Pequot tribe, Capt.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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In Ho Chi Minh City, bánh mì grew out of French colonization — the colonists brought the baguette, and Vietnamese bakers reworked it into something lighter and crispier.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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Five migrants are from Ghana, two from Guinea, one from Senegal and one from Nigeria, the ministry of information said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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But the administration counters that the law creating the Temporary Status Protection Program bars any judicial review of which migrants may live and work in the United States.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Highlands is a nonprofit that provides both the traditional classroom instruction through Highlands Community Charter School and a high school education program serving immigrants, refugees and formerly incarcerated people through the California Innovative Career Academy.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Sheriff Garry McFadden previously attributed a surge in jail population to Iryna’s Law, state legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee killed on Charlotte’s light rail that, among other things, changed some pretrial release rules.—
Mary Ramsey
May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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