settle
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The government expects prices to settle at £400-£600 as competition increases and more products are developed.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Why did nearly all states agree to settle for so much less?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
After Meta agreed on Wednesday to settle claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict and harm young users, a debate is already brewing about whether this one qualifies.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
TikTok agreed last week to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform collected children's personal data without parental permission.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Crumbling permafrost lake walls were one thing, but what happened when it got so hot that the houses in town began to settle and sink into the softer soil?
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Berkshire Hathaway’s second-quarter portfolio moves show Warren Buffett remains a major force behind its investments even as Greg Abel settles in as CEO.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
He said the election showed that Zambia was a place of peace, law and order and a "democratic nation that settles our differences at the ballot box, and nowhere else".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
WTI settles up2.5% at $84.50 a barrel and Brent rises 2.7% to $90.87 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
CNN inexplicably settles for photos over video way too often and races through so many touchstones that the series often lacks sports context.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
As Widget finishes, the tent settles into silence again, but the tree feels more alive than it had before he started.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Wanting to avoid a lengthy court battle, Parton settled for about $1m.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
It settled one case with a Kentucky school district, and another case, brought by Tennessee’s state attorney general, had previously been playing out in state court before the AGs reached a settlement Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
His lawyer ultimately settled the case in September.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Genetic material recovered from the historic museum specimen settled the question.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Wolf wriggled and snapped until Torak manage to explain that he had to stay with Renn, who settled the matter by producing a handful of dried lingonberries from her food pouch.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
According to my friend, the lawyer seemed focused on settling the case quickly rather than addressing his ongoing condition.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
A three-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a crocodile enclosure has been discharged from hospital and is settling back in at home, his family has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
So Parsons conducted an extensive global search before settling on Alexander Straus, who had won three straight Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled a meeting with Paramount CEO David Ellison to discuss settling a lawsuit over the Warner merger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The dust is still settling from the impact of the collapsed building, like fog over the beach.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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