3 Sentences With "settling a score with"

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But it would be irresponsible of lawmakers to punish New York City's 1.1 million schoolchildren as a way of settling a score with Mr. de Blasio. from The New York Times
Six people died in the shootout that ensued, and chroniclers of Mexico's brutal drug wars have long attributed the massacre to Joaquín Guzmán Loera, a young kingpin known as El Chapo, who was settling a score with the leaders of the gang — the brothers Francisco Javier and Ramón Arellano Félix. from The New York Times
Police Captain Bonavia (Balsam) arranges the release of a criminally insane prisoner, Michele Lipuma, who immediately sets about settling a score with a local construction magnate, Ferdinando Dubrosio. As Bonavia follows Lipuma's initial movements, it becomes clear that Bonavia orchestrated his release for that outcome. Lipuma's attempt to kill Dubrosio fails—Dubrosio was tipped off somehow and left three gunmen in his place...all of whom, including Lipuma, end up dead. D.A. Traini (Nero), energetic and idealistic, takes over the case and is informed by Bonavia of the stranglehold Dubrosio has over the local construction industry, and how he and various government officials game the system for their own benefit.