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settled

[set-ld] / ˈsɛt ld /
ADJECTIVE
decided
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After health problems forced my eldest sister into a nursing home recently, I thought about what I could do to make her feel more settled.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Gold settled up 0.4% Friday, and silver rose 0.2%, with both metals also posting gains for the week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Our friends over at the Slate podcast Slow Burn are good at taking events that we think are settled history, then unlocking a new understanding of those stories through interviews, archives, and fresh analysis.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

But having only just settled into their new home, they felt a sensation on Monday that was all too familiar.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Shaking my head to rid myself of the storm cloud that seemed to have settled around my shoulders ever since my run-in with Little Miss Fitz, I hurried toward the student dorms.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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