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fixing

[fik-sing] / ˈfɪk sɪŋ /


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Responsibility for fixing this political problem was handed to Norris when the prime minister publicly said he was confident that his new justice secretary could find a solution.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

CEO Michael Fiddelke said that clothing and home goods were the categories most in need of fixing at Target.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Not fixing a problem until a disaster forces you to is known in the airline industry as “tombstone regulation”: They don’t change the regulations, and fix a known problem, until planes crash and people die.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

But Janet Finch-Saunders, Welsh Conservative MS for Bangor Conwy Môn, said the Senedd should focus first on fixing the healthcare system in Wales.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

When Violet was fixing to leave, she spotted me over by the pickle barrel.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Analysts suggested that the PBOC’s recent firm fixings for the yuan reflect Beijing’s growing comfort with a modestly stronger currency, bolstered by a weakening dollar, surging exports and a rallying domestic stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

And while inflation traders expect the annual headline CPI rate to peak at 2.8% in May, they also see it drifting below that level through year-end, based on derivative-like instruments known as fixings.

From MarketWatch Jan. 15, 2026

Gilberto, now with a clean cut, ate a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, gravy, rolls and other fixings outside the mission on a warm fall day.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2025

The big-box warehouse retail chain recently rolled out a brand-new deli sandwich, which comes with its fair share of fixings.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2024

After we’re done dishing out turkey dinners with all the holiday fixings, we eat dinner at my house.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson




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