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settle

[set-l] / ˈsɛt l /






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"The truth matters to me more than anything and told y'all I will not settle and will continue to fight every vicious claim that has been made against me and my businesses," she added.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

One major item is Senate Bill 193, a last-minute effort to settle how California spends its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund under the state’s recently renewed cap-and-invest program.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

In September 2025, Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations that it used deceptive practices to enroll consumers in Amazon Prime and made it difficult to cancel subscriptions.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

The company also agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations that it tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it hard to cancel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

And I left that soap on all night, too, so its dirt-and disease-killing properties had time to really settle in.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Honeywell Aerospace settles cyber whistleblower case; CrowdStrike helps law enforcement take down botnet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 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

This week: Meta settles with the U.S. states suing the company over teen safety concerns.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

As the dust settles in this tit-for-tat tariff row, what will be affected most on both sides of the border?

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The woman settles back down on the sofa.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

As twilight settled on a hillside by the river near the eastern Ukrainian front, two soldiers exchanged wedding vows during a Slavic ritual honouring ancestors and fallen warriors.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

A final regulation would come only after the agency proposed a rule, received public comments, considered them, and settled on a final policy.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

Amazon settled the case for $2.5bn, including civil penalties and consumer refunds.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Congress settled that conflict decades ago by law, guaranteeing the paper’s editorial independence.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Once I’ve found one, and settled in next to the window, the porter approaches and extends his white-gloved hand.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

As crystals develop, their ions need enough freedom to rearrange before settling into their final positions.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Roman’s expansive surveys will help scientists look at dark energy’s evolution with even more clarity, hopefully settling whether or not it’s constant.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

You could argue that settling protects its core business - social networks are still the way in which it makes most of its money.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

“Upon my word, here’s a state of things!” cried the old lady, taking the seat of honor prepared for her, and settling the folds of her lavender moire with a great rustle.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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