mediation

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Recent Examples of mediation The next step is a general election to reaffirm worker support for the process, with mediation assist from the National Labor Relations Board. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 After years of fruitless mediation, Guyana in 2018 asked ICJ judges to affirm the 1899 border decision. ABC News, 4 May 2026 Research has found that parents with lower incomes tend to perceive fewer digital risks and, as a result, underuse active mediation such as parental controls — relying instead on surveillance and nonintrusive inspection. Dana Suskind, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 With the mediation agreement rejected, litigation between the town and developers will now move forward. Cbs News Miami, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mediation
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Noun
  • The neighborhood Estelle Manor’s 60-acre estate is wrapped in 3,000 acres of parkland and there’s no view of any settlement from the house.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
  • One trust would collect money from the church, parishes, schools and insurance settlements to compensate survivors, while the second trust would manage litigation and insurance claims against insurers that did not settle.
    Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Or to put it another way, the nation states, treaties, and climate summits make up the globe, while climate modeling and evolution and the periodic table of elements and carbon cycle are what define the planet.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • The last nuclear arms pact, known as the New START treaty, between Russia and the United States expired in February, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century.
    Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire struck in mid-April could end if Iran did not strike a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement.
    Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • This year, however, the band members were clearly in agreement about hitting the road to celebrate Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, albeit in much larger venues than the ones Corgan played on his own.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026

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“Mediation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediation. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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