settled

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The 26-year-old endured a difficult front nine, picking up a bogey on the third and a double bogey on the ninth, but settled on the home straight to end the day with a two-under-par 71.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

She settled in at a workspace to turn out a memo to staff, acknowledging the rapid work of getting its images from inside the ballroom on the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Crude futures settled higher for a fourth straight session, with volatility picking up as market hopes fade for a quick negotiated solution to the U.S.-Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

With “Long Long Road,” his twenty-second studio album, Ringo Starr has settled into one of his career’s finest grooves.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

When things settled down to something I could control, I opened my eyes and saw that my snow pants and the jeans beneath were ripped in a jagged line for about a foot.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen