settle
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Brazil’s planters mobilized more than one million slaves to settle frontier lands west of Rio de Janeiro, almost entirely to satisfy the North American demand for coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Enterprise customers can use SoFi Big Business Banking to hold and transfer funds and settle transactions at SoFi’s nationally chartered bank.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
But his colleagues sounded more inclined to settle the constitutional question now.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Marie went to her GP with an upset tummy that did not settle after returning from holiday last summer.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
However, they still had to settle on a name they all liked.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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