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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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Named after the first European settlers to travel through this part of the world, this park near the Canadian border is known for its waterways, its dark, starry skies, and the regular appearance of the aurora borealis.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
But the threat of development seemed imminent, whether by residential settlers or logging and mining companies.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
The building on Cherry Valley Road was constructed in the 1840s by George Washington Stickney, an early settler of the area who arrived from New Hampshire.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
In just the past decade, David Grann’s Killers of the Flower Moon, adapted into a movie by Martin Scorsese, publicized the true story of the Osage Nation’s extraordinary wealth after oil was found beneath tribal land—and the string of murders by white settlers intent on stealing that wealth.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
But the threat of development seemed imminent, whether by residential settlers or logging and mining companies.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
The building on Cherry Valley Road was constructed in the 1840s by George Washington Stickney, an early settler of the area who arrived from New Hampshire.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
In just the past decade, David Grann’s Killers of the Flower Moon, adapted into a movie by Martin Scorsese, publicized the true story of the Osage Nation’s extraordinary wealth after oil was found beneath tribal land—and the string of murders by white settlers intent on stealing that wealth.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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As a pioneer in personal branding and expert in virtual communication, William Arruda empowers professionals to shine online.William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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His groundbreaking role as the first Black musical director of the Academy Awards in 1971 cemented his status as a pioneer.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday, Newsom directed state lawmakers to hold a special session next month to prepare for how to respond to Trump’s agenda, including combating what California Democrats fear will be attacks on reproductive rights, climate measures, health care programs and undocumented immigrants.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump and Vance amplified a false story that legal Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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The birds have strutted the streets for hundreds of years, arriving in the 1600s with some of the earliest European colonists, according to the New York Public Library.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Wampanoags continue to fiercely defend the ponds that fed their ancestors while seeking to reclaim their indigenous values and land taken from them after European colonists arrived in the 17th century.Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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The long wait has led thousands of migrants to cross from areas between ports of entry and turn themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol.Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented migrants that Harris opposes.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Prospective emigrants must navigate extensive background checks, provide proof of wealth origin, and demonstrate significant liquid assets beyond their investment commitments.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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By September 2, the troops were camped along the North Platte near a place called Ash Hollow, a popular stopping point for westward-traveling emigrants on the Oregon Trail.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Renegotiate international refugee rules to provide protections for people displaced by climate change and welcome them to the U.S. Install a climate envoy in every major embassy around the world.Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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If the refugees’ needs continue to go unmet, Hezbollah could lose support.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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