social settlement
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Since the late 19th century, when Jane Addams established Hull-House, a social settlement that drew migrants, Chicago has seen itself as an entry point for newcomers, a sanctuary city that welcomes people from the outside.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
In 1889, Jane Addams founded Hull House in Chicago, a social settlement for young, unmarried women and immigrants who needed a safe home and a sense of community.
From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2020
So Blair for totally understandable reasons was largely not about challenging the social settlement.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2013
I do not believe that cultural relativism provides an excuse to opt-out of our shared liberal social settlement.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2013
What it means to come at last into possession of Lincoln, whose spirit is so precious to the social settlement, is probably unintelligible to Lincoln’s normal inheritors.
From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis
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