settle
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A rate increase could help settle longer-term yields, which have risen in recent weeks, said Ed Al-Hussainy, a fixed-income portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I could also put down a substantial good-faith deposit and settle the balance at the end of the day if the total exceeds the deposit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
It usually takes one to two weeks for vaccines to settle, Dresser said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Computer simulations then revealed what appears to make this close contact possible: positively charged metal ions can settle into the grooves of DNA and serve as tiny molecular bridges between the two molecules.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
As the stars came out each evening, they found a safe location to settle down.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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As the new prime minister's universe settles, a key Labour figure observed: "We've had the amuse–bouche and it was very tasty. What happens next?"
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Canada and France have also banned goods from the settles as part of a co-ordinated action with allies.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
WTI settles up 1.9% at $93.03 a barrel, a three-month high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Denied, he settles for iced tea, but encourages me to eat with the geniality and concern of a grandparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
I feel the power dissipate all around me, and then the earth settles.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Glasnow settled in for the third and fourth innings, retiring six straight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Activision also settled a case with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Energy futures settled lower on Friday on the heels of a report calling for more demand destruction on the horizon.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The yield on the 10-year note settled at 4.943%, its highest close since October 2023, up from 4.836% Wednesday, according to Tradeweb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
By the end of the third week, it seemed as if a gloomy silence had settled all around our home.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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That relationship takes physical form inside the Melrose Hill shop, unfolding through a two-part imagined landscape that evokes an alien presence settling into the familiarity of a suburban setting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Go for drinks and oysters with friends, or indulge as an appetizer before settling in for dinner.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The A-list celebrity couple is now settling in back in Harry's homeland, six years after they stepped down as working royals and left for the United States amid bitter acrimony with his family.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
They looked at four units in central Connecticut, and ended up settling on one that was close to work, which was a priority for him.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The blue cloth covered the Ifrit’s head first before settling over its body and its arms, the sides of the cloth coming together at the bottom of the genie’s smoky base.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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