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settling

[set-ling, -l-ing] / ˈsɛt lɪŋ, -l ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
compensating
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He also argued that the market's desire for financial returns was at odds with his ultimate goal of settling Mars.

From Barron's

I wait a long time with my face upturned toward the sky, and when at last I give up, dusk is settling over the mountains.

From Literature

I’d passed through the Miami area before — briefly, on the way to or from cruises — enjoying the food and warmth without ever settling in.

From Salon

The statute of limitations may be tolled if your father was mentally incapacitated and/or if the fiduciary concealed material facts from a co-trustee or executor and made false representations when settling the estate.

From MarketWatch

Since then, she's experimented with numerous genres and sounds before settling on the pillowy, jazz-toned sounds of her second album, The Art of Loving.

From BBC