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settling

[set-ling, -l-ing] / ˈsɛt lɪŋ, -l ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
compensating
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But for now Carr is looking forward to settling in to his palatial new home, which has 17 bedrooms, 160 acres of land - and one other unique feature.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

After his father’s baseball career was cut short due to an injury, Russell and his family moved to Florida before eventually settling down in California, where his father pursued an acting career.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

For this reason "settling debts for past damages will not settle debts for past emissions", the authors wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

He traveled around the American Southwest—San Diego, Austin—before settling on Albuquerque, where he had a family friend.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He visited Wittenburg once more, then Basle, before settling for a spell in Augsburg, early in 1569, and beginning a series of observations there.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin