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The phrase "area was settled" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a location that has been inhabited or established by people, often in a historical or geographical context.
Example: "The area was settled by early pioneers in the 1800s, leading to the development of a thriving community."
Alternatives: "region was inhabited" or "location was established".
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The area was settled in the 1860s.
The area was settled rapidly thereafter.
The area was settled in 1835 and was originally named Elysian Fields.
The area was settled in 1871 and developed as a stagecoach station.
The Beaverton area was settled in 1847 and laid out in 1869.
"When this area was settled each farmer was allowed to select 320 acres only," he says.
The area was settled by ancestors of the Apache, Navajo, Hopi and Pueblo tribes.
The area was settled in 1789 by Robert Hodgen, who moved there from Pennsylvania and erected a mill and tavern.
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The Bahau river area is settled by a number of related Kenyah tribes who had migrated from nearby Sarawak during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (Anau 2003).
The effect of the contact pressure is studied in detail, since once the contact materials and the topology of the contact area are settled, the contact pressure plays a critical role in determining the electrical constriction resistance.
Archaeological remains indicate that some areas were settled as early as the Stone Age.
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