as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlement
Rudy Giuliani has agreed to a settlement with the Georgia election workers he was accused of defaming, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The big picture: New York and Minnesota have successfully gotten drugmakers to cap their prices to $35 a month in legal settlements.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Reuters — Toyota Motor unit Hino Motors has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with US agencies and will plead guilty over excess diesel engine emissions in more than 105,000 US vehicles, the company and US government said on Wednesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Even otherwise, a settlement that doesn’t hurt Ripple much would be seen as a positive.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The big picture: New York and Minnesota have successfully gotten drugmakers to cap their prices to $35 a month in legal settlements.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Reuters — Toyota Motor unit Hino Motors has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with US agencies and will plead guilty over excess diesel engine emissions in more than 105,000 US vehicles, the company and US government said on Wednesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Even otherwise, a settlement that doesn’t hurt Ripple much would be seen as a positive.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlement
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Over the past four years, Trump’s thoughts on boosting America’s icebreaker industrial base grew into a full-fledged international agreement.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Athletic revealed on Friday that City have reached an agreement with Lens to sign the defender in a deal worth €40million (£34m) plus bonuses, and Khusanov is poised to join on a four-and-a-half year contract that includes an option to extend by 12 months.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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With longstanding divisions apparent among ministers, Israel delayed meetings expected on Thursday when the cabinet was expected to vote on the pact, blaming Hamas for the hold-up.Andrew Mills, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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The first Trump administration was able to get Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to sign those pacts, though the policy was implemented only in Guatemala, albeit fleetingly.Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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The wildly successful chipmaker unveiled a tiny desktop device called Project DIGITS at this year’s convention that’s potent enough for the complex operations required to run and train AI models.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
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Candidate debates and convention speeches were the primary interlopers.Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlement. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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