- present participle of fix.
fixing
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Yet in a bizarre case of fixing something that does not need fixing, the program became the one CBS property executives chose to radically remake.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
“While it is good that Honeywell Aerospace recognizes that it has problems, fixing them will not be an overnight affair,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
“As a business gets bigger, there are unique challenges that pop up, so I’m not naive to those things and spend a lot of time just making sure we’re fixing things,” said LaFontaine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The saying rings true under a deal where three major US egg producers will have to crack into their supplies to settle price fixing claims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
I get to the shack and bang open the door, expecting to see Sandy in the kitchen, fixing himself something he caught—but the stove is off, and the pan is empty on the counter.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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Analysts suggested that the PBOC’s recent firm fixings for the yuan reflect Beijing’s growing comfort with a modestly stronger currency, bolstered by a weakening dollar, surging exports and a rallying domestic stock market.
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
Chief content officer Erin Keane’s local Mexican spot, El Nopal, serves such generous portions that she’s often left with rice, beans and fixings.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025
“Not like you to leave my fried chicken and fixings uneaten like that.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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