settling
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Recent Examples of settling from the Web
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Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News co-host, filed a lawsuit in July that exposed the allegations against Ailes, who died in May. Fox spent more than $40 million settling claims of harassment at its news division.
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A settling of scores near a place of worship, in a tough neighborhood.
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Lawyers for the settling plaintiffs could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Carlton also said the house's settling is visible from the outside.
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Establishing an outpost on Mars is in no way comparable to the settling of North America.
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Most have been caused by the settling of lava built up over time and the abrupt movement of the south flank over the earth's crust as magma pushes into Kilauea's East Rift Zone.
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After spending $147 million settling lawsuits in 2016, Los Angeles needs to borrow money to cover this year’s projected legal costs.
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While ocean waters swell, much of the land sinks, partly due to the natural settling of river sediments under which much of southeast Louisiana is built.
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First Known Use of settling
1594
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