settle
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The softer June consumer prices report didn’t settle the question for him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The sauces settle into the meat and greens.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Those granted the visa are eligible to work, study and live in the UK, putting them on a pathway to citizenship after they settle in the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In April 2024, it announced it had reached a $1.1 billion deal to settle US lawsuits over the faulty machines without admitting any liability.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Rather than annihilate one another, the nations of Europe would have to settle future disputes through negotiation and compromise.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Front-month gold settles off 0.9% to $4,036.30 a troy ounce, while silver finishes 2% lower at $57.296/oz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
As summer heat settles over the Southwest, it changes the circulation in the atmosphere enough to pull up monsoonal moisture from the Pacific and Gulf of California, fueling warm rain and thunderstorms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Over time, material such as pollen, sand, plant remains, and organic matter settles at the bottom of a lake, building a layered record of past environmental conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
He settles on a bus bench to wait, and I turn to go out the back door.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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Collier, the litigation over conditions at the Wallace Pack Unit that settled in 2018.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Gold settled slightly lower, erasing early gains ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
By April 2025, he was described as "doing well", going to the gym and feeling settled in the seaside town.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
As the ash-grey dust settled on the ground, some finally had time to look back on how the fire had been fought and to criticise the management of the crisis.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
But as the powder settled, Duane could observe the outline of a creature.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Then, just three months later, the ask shot back up by more than $1 million, settling at $6.995 million, a move that may well have raised a few eyebrows among buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
U.S. natural gas futures gave up early gains and extended their pullback from Thursday’s test of the $3 level, settling down 1.5% at $2.871/mmBtu for a small 1.4% weekly loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The figure was certainly made up: Over the following weeks it fluctuated up and down, ultimately settling at 57 — also made up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Booker judges received 163 submissions for this year's prize before settling on the final 13.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Why must it be done without his knowledge?” she asked, settling her hands upon her stick, that she might regard me the more attentively.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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