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settle

[set-l] / ˈsɛt l /






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“At this point, only the Supreme Court can bring uniformity and settle this question once and for all. I anticipate that it will do so soon,” Judge Diane S. Sykes wrote in her dissent.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The sauces settle into the meat and greens.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Clarke said that in pursuing his claim, Winehouse had "deliberately turned this case into large-scale and expensive litigation, in circumstances calculated to exert commercial pressure on the defendants to settle on his terms".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

J&J said Monday it has agreed to settle the remaining suits accusing the company’s talcum powder of causing ovarian cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

I settle in on one side of the couch, and Celia takes the other.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

As summer heat settles over the Southwest, it changes the circulation in the atmosphere enough to pull up monsoonal moisture from the Pacific and Gulf of California, fueling warm rain and thunderstorms.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Over time, material such as pollen, sand, plant remains, and organic matter settles at the bottom of a lake, building a layered record of past environmental conditions.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

As the dust settles the question every fan is asking is will the German Football Association take the plunge and sack head coach Julian Nagelsmann and bring in Jurgen Klopp.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

She takes our hands, pulls us both down onto our mats, and settles in between us.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

As Season 2 begins, Chris and Diarra have settled into coupledom, which is precisely what Diarra thought she wanted, but nothing like she pictured it would be.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Papin, her 9-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son settled into a routine of horseback-riding lessons in the morning and surfing in the afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Collier, the litigation over conditions at the Wallace Pack Unit that settled in 2018.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

By April 2025, he was described as "doing well", going to the gym and feeling settled in the seaside town.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Soon they settled again and continued their exploration.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Then, just three months later, the ask shot back up by more than $1 million, settling at $6.995 million, a move that may well have raised a few eyebrows among buyers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures gave up early gains and extended their pullback from Thursday’s test of the $3 level, settling down 1.5% at $2.871/mmBtu for a small 1.4% weekly loss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The Booker judges received 163 submissions for this year's prize before settling on the final 13.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Meanwhile, James methodically listened to pitches from a handful of teams, ultimately settling on the 76ers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

His cold eyes moved across the crowd, settling for a few seconds on one face after another.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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