settled
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Precious metal futures settled higher in New York, recovering from a swoon in the wake of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest-rate increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta settled a multi-state lawsuit against Paramount Skydance on Monday, allowing its $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
One of the largest media mergers in history has been given the green light after California and 11 other states settled lawsuits Monday.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Kansas City Chiefs were back doing what they do best but the Baltimore Ravens were surprisingly beaten, while two games were settled in overtime and one decided with just nine seconds on the clock.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A reporter crowed, “It has become a settled fact that Burr’s and the Buffalo doctors’ theories are the silliest humbugs of the day.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
