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settle

[set-l] / ˈsɛt l /






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For months, she expected surging costs to settle down, so she kept her prices low.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Imagine a relatively uneventful in which the Fed raises rates, explains its reasoning convincingly; Treasury yields settle; inflation expectations remain contained; the dollar behaves normally; and equities absorb the decision without disorder.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Mayor Karen Bass and gubernatorial nominee Xavier Becerra to urge the two sides to settle the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The amount Abbott Laboratories agreed to pay to settle allegations related to its management of a baby formula facility where deadly bacteria was suspected of causing two infant deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Our voices take a minute to find each other, to settle into the rhythm of the melody.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

WTI settles up 1.3% at $101.39 a barrel and Brent rises 1% to $105.68.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

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

“Widow’s Bay” occasionally flirts with satire, but it settles down with self-aware sincerity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Brent settles up 3.4% at $101.21 a barrel, and WTI rises 3.2% to $96.05.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

We’re heading to London to find answers, but as the train rattles farther and farther from Bletchley, a dark realization settles over me.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

At the moment I get the call alerting me that the deed is done, that Wiatt is officially settled out, I’m driving down Rodeo Drive.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Its body settled into fine lake sediments, where unusually favorable conditions helped preserve it in exceptional detail.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

It’s unclear exactly how they settled on diGenova who, at 81, might not be the first person to come to mind when thinking of candidates to lead a sprawling international investigation.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

It could turn more settled into next week with temperatures rising above average for some, though heatwave conditions are looking increasingly unlikely.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Since then he and I have settled into an unstated pact to ask and tell each other absolutely nothing of importance, and that is why, bizarrely, Theo is what would count as my closest friend.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

An aperiodic monotile, by contrast, can fill a surface without ever settling into a repeating arrangement.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Treasury yield surged above 5% on Monday before settling at 4.960%.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

These include the narrower range of activities and restaurant choices, leaving behind friends and family, and for Brianna the difficulty of settling her children into new schools.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

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

“Haven’t seen you much. How are you and your mom settling in?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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