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[fiks] / fɪks /










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But it’s also because Miles—who shares the surname and the romantic nature of Lucius, the protagonist from Mr. Mason’s acclaimed 2018 historical novel, “The Winter Soldier”—can’t fix on a topic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The fix is not complicated, and Bajakajian already points to it.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

He said the government was delivering the "major shake-up" required to fix the youth unemployment crisis in Britain, starting with improving the availability and quality of technical education.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

What most Americans own is the belief that falling rates fix everything, purchased in two wrappers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“We fix this one, and then we figure out how to deal with the mess at the mountain.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

As part of “By the People,” Slate’s series exploring how Americans can reclaim the Constitution and the law, Alexis Romero outlined three possible fixes for an out-of-control Supreme Court.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

"But he is still very determined to carry on. He's said to me that he won't stop until the government fixes accountability in the education system."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

"This kind of empowerment can be passed on to the many women living alone today, helping them handle minor household fixes completely on their own," the 42-year-old said.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

But in a world where global warming fixes can seem impossibly daunting, limiting methane pollution from stripper wells is the rare low-hanging fruit, Andrew Logan of Ceres, a climate advocacy group, told me.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

He can’t speak, but his one good eye fixes on me with such intensity, as if he’s trying to memorize every detail of my face.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

For older adults, many of whom live on fixed incomes, even small premium increases can seem overwhelming, said Shannon Benton, executive director of the Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group for older adults.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The company sells cars through its website and smartphone app with no-haggle fixed prices, and offers local delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Some of the deals available to people willing to lock-in their savings for fixed period are at their highest for nearly two years.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Yet schools have many fixed costs, such as maintaining, repairing, heating and cooling school buildings, operating cafeterias and managing many administrative functions that cannot easily be scaled down when enrollment declines inevitably reduce funding.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

We put up a plank of wood until we can get the glass fixed.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Be still, my soul, be still; the arms you bear are brittle, Earth and high heaven are fixt of old and founded strong.

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth

The Pronator Inferior Quadratus, springing forth from the bottom and inside of the Cubitus, is fixt in the lower and outward part of the Radius by a Tail as large as its Head.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

And which of the Officers was it as first fixt my gaze, and held it firmly?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 by Various

Her eyes next, anxiously, sought those of Lord Melbury, and instantly met them; but with a look of gravity so unusual, that her own were hastily withdrawn, and fixt, disappointed, upon the ground.

From The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny

Two young persons, neighbors of opulent families, had been long betrothed, and the marriage-day had been fixt for Sunday, the fatal 4th of November.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Lodge, Henry Cabot

"I'm hopeful this call may prove to be the first step towards fixing our broken care service," he added.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Officials have made progress in fixing a massive water system rupture on the Sunset Strip that sent 17 million gallons of water into surrounding neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Benn and Sir Keir Starmer made a core part of their time in office fixing relations with the Irish government, which had been badly bruised during Brexit.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

I have watched videos of people doing cold plunges, giving themselves ear massages and contorting themselves into impossible stretches all in the name of fixing dysregulation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

But Mr. Hardy had started fixing up the spare room just in case she changed her mind.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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