settle

It’s a joke, sure, but it also nails the metaphor: gravy is what you get when fortune tips your way; beans are what you settle for when it doesn’t.

It covers most of our planet, moves through the human body, and even settles into the tiniest molecular pockets.

Norris asked his engineer how to run the rest of his race, effectively asking whether he should settle for second or attack.

Lavelle swept in an emphatic finish 10 minutes from time to settle a scrappy championship game at PayPal Park in San Jose.

After Epstein’s death in 2019, the pair were left to manage his estate and settle lawsuits brought by Epstein’s victims.