as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlement
What is the deadline to file a claim for Cash App settlement?
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Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
The City of Columbus also reached a historic $10 million settlement with Hill's family, marking the largest payout in the city's history.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Columbus later reached a $10 million settlement with Hill's family, the largest in city history.
—CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
Trump's longtime public praise of Putin and past impeachment linked to Ukraine prompts concern in Kyiv, as do his proposals for a quick peace settlement that may hand Moscow control of swaths of eastern Ukraine and block Kyiv from future NATO membership.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
The City of Columbus also reached a historic $10 million settlement with Hill's family, marking the largest payout in the city's history.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Columbus later reached a $10 million settlement with Hill's family, the largest in city history.
—CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
Trump's longtime public praise of Putin and past impeachment linked to Ukraine prompts concern in Kyiv, as do his proposals for a quick peace settlement that may hand Moscow control of swaths of eastern Ukraine and block Kyiv from future NATO membership.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Polar Semiconductor was the first to finish negotiations and finalize its agreement.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company resolved the charge through the deferred prosecution agreement and the half-million dollar fine.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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That was followed by Netflix reaching pacts with France’s broadcasting authorities that would see the U.S.-based streamer invest 20 percent of its annual revenue in France, in both TV series and movies, and separately with French cinema guilds to invest in French and European films.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Further complicating matters, Western intelligence sources report that Russia has begun to incorporate about 10,000 North Korean combat troops into its offensive, a move facilitated by a pact between Moscow and Pyongyang.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Since the ’80s, Tom Loeser and Wendy Maruyama, pioneering figures of the postwar American Studio Craft movement, have created furniture that challenges the conventions of woodworking and uses color with both precision and a sense of irreverence.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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Taylor was slated to take the stage as part of the convention's Day 1 kickoff, but scheduling delays appear to have led to his performance being scrapped.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlement. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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