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  • present participle of fix.
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fixing

[fik-sing] / ˈfɪk sɪŋ /


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While fixing the plastic connectors on his washing machine struts, which are like suspension rods for the appliance, he first printed a test part and then made adjustments before printing the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Her son Nick, who is nearly 40, adds: "They just seemed completely overwhelmed, the hospitals. The wait times are huge so I'd rather they focus and spend money on fixing the NHS."

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Yet in a bizarre case of fixing something that does not need fixing, the program became the one CBS property executives chose to radically remake.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

“While it is good that Honeywell Aerospace recognizes that it has problems, fixing them will not be an overnight affair,” he said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

“Um … fixing the Earth wouldn’t hurt either, you know?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

However, they added that a rapid strengthening for the yuan, also known as the renminbi, remains unlikely as authorities have consistently signaled restraint by setting recent fixings at weaker levels than market expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

And while inflation traders expect the annual headline CPI rate to peak at 2.8% in May, they also see it drifting below that level through year-end, based on derivative-like instruments known as fixings.

From MarketWatch Jan. 15, 2026

Gilberto, now with a clean cut, ate a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, gravy, rolls and other fixings outside the mission on a warm fall day.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2025

Enough about the savory options, because no picnic is complete without its sweet fixings — and no summer picnic is complete without a cold treat to help battle the heat.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2025

“Your dress is pretty,” I lied, noticing for the first time there were no lunch fixings anywhere.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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