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settling

[set-ling, -l-ing] / ˈsɛt lɪŋ, -l ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
compensating
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This takes into account Tests with such ball-by-ball data where we've had four balls, five balls and eight balls in an over and now finally settling to the standard six.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

"Instead of bonding with my newborn and settling into life with two children, I was learning how to survive a stroke," said Becki.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

And also settling a very childish dispute between the airport and the contractors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Many of the people I met had arrived as visitors and then found reasons to keep coming back before settling in for good.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

She thought about Percy’s daydream of New Rome—the two of them settling down there, going to college together.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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