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mediation

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as in settlement

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Recent Examples of mediation The former couple have also been ordered to attend confidential mediation about custody. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Expected to begin in early October, the mediation will not determine responsibility, only negotiate potential victim compensation. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Serra then analogizes the spatial mediation stimulated by Shift to a verbal operation. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 What followed were Zoom-inclusive mediation meetings, the revelation of tens of thousands of dollars of debt, and something about clown school. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mediation

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However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Even Meta’s settlement with the attorneys general, which requires changes to features aimed at teens, contains plenty of unknowns and ties some of its actionability to competitors doing the same.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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Would an invasion of Canada trigger Article 5 of the collective defense treaty requiring all members to come to Canada’s rescue?

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
International treaties and agreements govern the use and proliferation of the inputs used to create biological, chemical and nuclear weapons.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of treaty

Noun

Instead of forcing agreement, stay curious about what needs tweaking.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
The effort is part of the agreement between the DAF and Northrop Grumman that increases annual B-21 production capacity by 25% while maintaining focus on cost, schedule and performance.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

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