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settle

[set-l] / ˈsɛt l /






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“At this point, only the Supreme Court can bring uniformity and settle this question once and for all. I anticipate that it will do so soon,” Judge Diane S. Sykes wrote in her dissent.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The sauces settle into the meat and greens.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

They will be monitored as they settle back into the wild.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Kate and the couple’s two children, Olive and Wesley, quickly settle into their classrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The company missed an interest payment, you had to settle.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Front-month gold settles off 0.9% to $4,036.30 a troy ounce, while silver finishes 2% lower at $57.296/oz.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Over time, material such as pollen, sand, plant remains, and organic matter settles at the bottom of a lake, building a layered record of past environmental conditions.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

“We are confident that once all the dust settles that she’s going to be vindicated,” Rodriguez said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Then he settles his hat back on his head, takes one last look at Isabella’s tombstone, and follows me out of the graveyard.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

As Season 2 begins, Chris and Diarra have settled into coupledom, which is precisely what Diarra thought she wanted, but nothing like she pictured it would be.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures settled higher, snapping a four-session losing streak as the August contract expired.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Even with another few comings and goings they're still the most settled side in the country - and the most proven.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Collier, the litigation over conditions at the Wallace Pack Unit that settled in 2018.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

He was always full of good news, and great plans, about how once things had settled down, and he could get leave, he would come back and fetch me.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Then, just three months later, the ask shot back up by more than $1 million, settling at $6.995 million, a move that may well have raised a few eyebrows among buyers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

He pointed to monthly readings of 0.2% or lower—a pace that annualizes near the Fed’s target—as the test of whether underlying inflation is settling back to 2% as tariff effects wash out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The figure was certainly made up: Over the following weeks it fluctuated up and down, ultimately settling at 57 — also made up.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The Booker judges received 163 submissions for this year's prize before settling on the final 13.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

His cold eyes moved across the crowd, settling for a few seconds on one face after another.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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