settle
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Just last week, Meta agreed to pay $17 billion to settle claims by 29 states that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users while also agreeing to new child-safety measures on the platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Correspondent banking is vital to a well-functioning global financial system because it allows lenders to settle cross-border payments without transporting physical cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
This series endeavors to settle that mystery once and for all.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
And if they want to wait for the bets to settle to take their profits, they will have to wait until the results in two years’ time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
A shadow has fallen over her face as Ama’s words settle upon her.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Denied, he settles for iced tea, but encourages me to eat with the geniality and concern of a grandparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
“This settles the fact that we were never out to get De Niro,” town board member Warren Wiegland told the outlet in 2014.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Meta settles teen safety suit, the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, and Scott Bessent messes around in the markets again.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Front month gold settles up 0.25% at $4,609.70 a troy ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He looks for the word and settles on “...finish in Poland.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Wednesday is forecast to be more settled with another brief ridge of high pressure but it will be cooler.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Finally, he settled on the building next door: a former 7-Eleven that sat empty for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Just as the case was about to go to trial, Fox settled for $787 million.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
In this process, dense crystals would have settled near the bottom of the crust, while lighter and more chemically evolved melts moved upward.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Then I climbed up into the tree’s branches, and Rufus settled in down at the bottom of the trunk.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Part of this has to do with the fact that tech companies, specifically A.I. startups, have begun settling in the area.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Treasury yields retreated, with the 10-year yield settling at 4.761%, down from 2026 highs near 4.8% hit in recent days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The A-list celebrity couple is now settling in back in Harry's homeland, six years after they stepped down as working royals and left for the United States amid bitter acrimony with his family.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
They looked at four units in central Connecticut, and ended up settling on one that was close to work, which was a priority for him.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He paces, foil flicking, and walks in a tight circle before settling into first position.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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