- present participle of fix.
fixing
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Protesters are demanding the government boost spending on the education system by fixing crumbling infrastructure, reducing class sizes and hiring new teachers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Surgery can repair the torn ligament, but fixing the immediate injury does not necessarily prevent long-term joint damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The biggest issue we need to solve next to continue to grow the game off the field is fixing the payroll disparity unseen in any other major U.S. sport,” MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The 18 large leaks Buckley mentioned fixing account for more than 142,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide prevented from entering the atmosphere, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
I thought it was Papa messing around in the kitchen until I walked in and saw that it was Mama fixing breakfast.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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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
The gift box is a beautiful way to bring all the fixings for a fabulous cheese board.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
“They better have the fixings ready in the kitchen,” Guzzo said.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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