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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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Genetic evidence points to distinct paternal settlers of the Faroe Islands and Iceland
Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
During the cholera outbreak in the mid-1800s, settlers turned to Indian Field to create a cemetery.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
But Trump also took steps that are keeping some settler proponents cautious.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
After settlers pressured the government for more riverfront lands, that reservation was dissolved by presidential order.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
During the cholera outbreak in the mid-1800s, settlers turned to Indian Field to create a cemetery.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
But Trump also took steps that are keeping some settler proponents cautious.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
After settlers pressured the government for more riverfront lands, that reservation was dissolved by presidential order.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 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, 8 Dec. 2024
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Test yourself on holiday tunes, festive flora and plane pioneers in this week's American Culture Quiz.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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These plans included detaining undocumented immigrants in camps while awaiting deportation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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That statement ignores the fact that Central Park was also, at one time, the site of Seneca Village, an African American community with three churches, which was also home to Irish immigrants.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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The story, historically told from the white pilgrim's perspective, is that colonists shared a meal with the indigenous Wampanoag people to give thanks for a successful fall harvest.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Instead, the Mars that Bradbury's colonists discover is a dreamlike planet with blue skies and water, a breathable if thin atmosphere, and noble but doomed indigenous inhabitants.Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024
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Advertisement Under fire for admitting record numbers of migrants, Trudeau’s government recently slashed the annual total allowed into the country.Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The young girl's rescue is another example of migrants making dangerous journeys on boats to reach Europe, CompassCollective's Katja Tempel said.Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Many emigrants may be retirees, who don’t have occupational reasons to stay in the high-cost state and may have sizable equity in their homes to pocket for a move to a cheaper location; about 7.5 million of California’s residents today are older than 65.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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On May 21, 1849, C. F. Carl (Charles) Steinhagen, early Texas cabinetmaker and German emigrant, arrived in Galveston from Bremen aboard the Galliott Flora.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 May 2024
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An influx of refugees from Lebanon into Syria has further strained the country's systems, already weakened by over a decade of civil conflict.Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Well, or at least the status that the Kurds de facto have in Syria (and this would save Europe from a new flow of refugees).Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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