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Meanings of settling in English

Portuguese
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The sudden sinking or gradual downward settling of the Earth's surface with little or no horizontal motion.

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        Usage of settling in English
        1
        She lived in Europe before settling down in Kolkata four years ago.
        Reuters
        2
        BNY avoided a 180 million pound fine by settling the case early.
        Reuters
        3
        Lessons from years of settling just short of what I really wanted.
        The one-week job project: one man, one year, 52 jobs
        4
        Former residents said the system became a means of settling personal scores.
        Reuters
        5
        This includes the settling of the question, or questions, to be asked.
        Radio NZ
        6
        I taught subsequently in various schools, state and private, never really settling.
        The Guardian
        7
        The bank said it was settling to avoid a long legal battle.
        Reuters
        8
        Police say many of them were victims of score-settling in ongoing feuds.
        The Irish Times
        9
        He spent four years walking illegally across Europe, eventually settling in Finland.
        The Guardian
        10
        He said with many families settling here, there was not enough opportunity.
        Radio NZ
        11
        India will soon start settling all its trade with Iran in rupees.
        Reuters
        12
        The new regime led by Robert Oakley was only just settling in.
        Ghost wars
        13
        The boat was settling down; the water had already reached the seats.
        The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
        14
        I take no interest whatever in your son-inhis settling in life.
        The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II)
        15
        The bank is settling the case without admitting or denying the charges.
        Reuters
        16
        The year-earlier figure included a 41 cent-per-share benefit from settling contract claims.
        Reuters
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        Translations for settling
        Portuguese
        subsidência
        Settling through the time
        Settling across language varieties
        New Zealand
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        Ireland
        Common
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