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settling

[set-ling, -l-ing] / ˈsɛt lɪŋ, -l ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
compensating
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The 10-year Treasury yield fell 0.115 points in the two sessions following the election, settling Thursday at 4.836%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

This variant clusters these east Asian H. erectus into a distinct group, confirming their identity and settling a long-running debate about whether the unusual Hexian fossils were H. erectus at all.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Meanwhile Piker—still glued to his computer chair—is settling scores.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

"That will now not happen because they will not be settling at five years - those individuals get a second chance to make that contribution that they originally came to make," she told Today.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

He loosens his tie, settling in with a drink.

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


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