Example Sentences

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Flight attendants are there primarily to ensure safety, Rosenberg said, not to referee social dynamics: “There should not be an expectation that flight attendants will settle armrest disputes.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Raven says he hopes the situation in the Middle East will settle sooner rather than later, and when it does, he'll adjust his prices straight away.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Also speaking to lawmakers, BOE Chief Economist Huw Pill said he isn’t convinced that inflation will settle at 2% if the key rate is cut to a level that no longer restrains economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

But this is, after all, television, and “CIA” knows what some of us want, or will settle for, from our spies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

He will settle into it, the skin that was always going to be his.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon