- present participle of fix.
fixing
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The 18 large leaks Buckley mentioned fixing account for more than 142,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide prevented from entering the atmosphere, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Don’t bet on it fixing the diesel crunch too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
How did Laura feel about the NHS picking up the cost of fixing her cheap surgery?
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Finding other causes is important, since fixing housing markets can only get us part of the way there.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
How come I know more about fixing an overflowing toilet than a professional custodian?
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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However, they added that a rapid strengthening for the yuan, also known as the renminbi, remains unlikely as authorities have consistently signaled restraint by setting recent fixings at weaker levels than market expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
And while inflation traders expect the annual headline CPI rate to peak at 2.8% in May, they also see it drifting below that level through year-end, based on derivative-like instruments known as fixings.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
Gilberto, now with a clean cut, ate a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, gravy, rolls and other fixings outside the mission on a warm fall day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
Boeing said its board analysed the problem and decided it did not "present a safety of flight issue", though the fixings were subsequently redesigned.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
We stop at a depot for sandwich fixings and fresh fruit and milk, but only Mr. Curran gets off.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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