as in to relocate
to move from one place to another
The couple grew tired of the harsh winters and ultimately decided to resettle down South in their retirement.
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Before requesting moving estimates, decide what’s worth transporting, what’s worth storing, and what’s worth replacing once you’re resettled.
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Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
The episode then jumps ahead six months to find the family resettled on yet another modest ranch in Ria Paloma, Texas.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
By the end of 2025, more than a thousand Afrikaners were resettled in the United States.
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Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
The missing man’s wife, Fatimah, and another son, 22-year-old Faisal, were meeting with two people from the agency that had resettled the family in Buffalo a year earlier.
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Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
The episode then jumps ahead six months to find the family resettled on yet another modest ranch in Ria Paloma, Texas.
—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
By the end of 2025, more than a thousand Afrikaners were resettled in the United States.
—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
The missing man’s wife, Fatimah, and another son, 22-year-old Faisal, were meeting with two people from the agency that had resettled the family in Buffalo a year earlier.
—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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They can also be used to keep the satellite in orbit over the years, or potentially relocate the satellite later down the line.
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However, Archie has remained largely out of the public eye since Meghan and Harry stepped back from their royal roles in 2020 and relocated to California.
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His winning series was captured in the waters of Anilao, Philippines, where pelagic and larval marine life migrate from the depths each night to feed under the cover of darkness.
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Bozovic sees it as part of a larger trend of wealthy people migrating to South Florida — bringing their money and business with them.
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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