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Tatel 20 [David Stephen Tatel, American lawyer who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, “GOVERNMENT OF GUAM, Appellee v. UNITED STATES of America”, Appellant. No. 19-5131, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Argued November 12, 2019, Decided February 14, 2020, //zrubin]

The word "resolve" usually means "to deal with successfully," "reach a firm decision about," or "work out the resolution" of something. Resolve, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 997 (10th ed. 1997). Our sister circuits have likewise concluded that in the context of section 113(f)(3)(B), "resolved" means "decided, determined, or settled—finished, with no need to revisit," Bernstein, 733 F.3d at 211, that is, a "firm decision" that is no longer "susceptible to further dispute or negotiation," Asarco, 866 F.3d at 1122 (internal quotation marks omitted).

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