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  • present participle of fix.
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fixing

[fik-sing] / ˈfɪk sɪŋ /


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CEO Michael Fiddelke said that clothing and home goods were the categories most in need of fixing at Target.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

But Janet Finch-Saunders, Welsh Conservative MS for Bangor Conwy Môn, said the Senedd should focus first on fixing the healthcare system in Wales.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“It’s been fun fixing minor annoyances,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Separately, Trump also signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum aimed at fixing long-term issues in Navy shipbuilding and ship-repair programs, as well as restore capacity and competition to the maritime industrial base.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“But it’s not like you to get so wrapped up in local concerns,” Nan said, fixing me with her eyes.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

Enough about the savory options, because no picnic is complete without its sweet fixings — and no summer picnic is complete without a cold treat to help battle the heat.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2025

All kinds of snacks and drinks were set out on the counter, including caviar, champagne, and the fixings to make ice cream sundaes.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar




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