How to Use mediation in a Sentence

mediation

noun
  • The case went to mediation, and her boss never lost his job.
    — Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The city and union must remain in mediation for at least 15 days.
    — oregonlive, 14 June 2021
  • The next court date listed in the case is a mediation session Nov. 30.
    — Jorge Milian, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The claims have been in mediation since early last year, court records show.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2022
  • The health agency and the state of Florida have been sent back to mediation.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 18 June 2021
  • The two remain in mediation and have yet to agree to a settlement.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Cease-fire mediation by Egypt and others has shown no sign of progress.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 18 May 2021
  • Cease-fire mediation by Egypt and others have shown no sign of progress.
    — chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2021
  • The two sides were set to begin mediation of the dispute on Thursday.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 July 2022
  • So music had to be at the forefront of the mediation clubhouse.
    — Taylor Mims, Billboard, 15 May 2024
  • The case was settled in mediation, resulting in changes to the book.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The school has denied this, but is in mediation in the legal matter.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2022
  • The request came just after Borrego Health agreed to a mediation process to try and resolve the debts of up to $100 million.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
  • But the United States and its partners can do much more to build leverage ahead of the next phase of mediation in Sudan.
    — John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2024
  • More mediation lies ahead in search of a deal to secure the release of hostages who remain captive in Gaza.
    — Najib Jobain and Wafaa Shurafa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Broken Horses is, in a way, mediation on the page and in practice.
    — Hilary Hughes, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Contract talks started a year ago and moved to mediation in mid-June.
    — oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2022
  • In recent years, the tiny Emirate has led mediation efforts in Afghanistan, Iran and Ukraine.
    — WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
  • There are still two more closed-door mediation sessions scheduled — one on Feb. 23 and one on March 1.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The drugmakers have been in mediation talks with plaintiffs for more than a year.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 May 2022
  • On the ground floor is a fireside den and, at the top, an open loft space (plus a private bath) that would make for a unique guest room, mediation lounge, or home office.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Earlier in the strike, a mediation between the state and the union led to a prior deal that was then rejected by the strikers.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, the district and its teachers will head into mediation to try and work out a deal.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Closed-door mediation sessions and more than $100 million spent on legal fees haven’t closed the gap between the ask and the offer.
    — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 24 May 2021
  • Hannah and Cameron were there when students needed mediation or just simply a walk down the hall with a friend.
    — Sharon Lenahan, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The restrictions were the result of a mediation between the parties, not a court order.
    — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The Qataris have not yet threatened to end their mediation role, but voiced displeasure with Haniyeh’s killing.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The dispute is winding through both mediation and the court system.
    — Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The parties do not see eye to eye on what caused the war, and no amount of mediation or external pressure can reconcile their positions.
    — G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Inside, village and union representatives were in their third mediation session, working to reach an agreement after the contract expired at the end of April last year, according to Local 150.
    — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025

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