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fixing

[fik-sing] / ˈfɪk sɪŋ /


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Beauty giant Estée Lauder simply has too much on its hands fixing its existing business to take on its biggest acquisition ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"Restarting oilfields and fixing damaged infrastructure is a gradual process, and producers will be cautious about ramping up output without reliable export routes," said Simone Tagliapietra, a fellow at Europe's Bruegel institute.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

You’re a little past the stage where fixing family communications can help you, however.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Once you can convince people that there’s something that really needs fixing here, you can get all these people you don’t necessarily directly control to try to change the rules and disrupt the system.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

I don’t think she ever saw something she didn’t think needed fixing.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish