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Alongside the custodial sentence, Judge Walters also placed a 10 year restraining order against Moody, "when it is hoped the dust will have settled" between the defendant and the victim.

From BBC • May 30, 2023

Maybe things will have settled down before DJ the Question starts spinning for the New Year’s crowd after the game.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2022

Maybe by then, things will have settled down a little.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021

Eventually, all participants will have settled into one of the camps or decided to hold off as an undecided voter.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2020

After two weeks, the worst of the radioactive fallout will have settled back to the ground.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin