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settled

[ set-ld ]

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adjective

fixed or established; unlikely to change:
Like most of us, he has settled habits and opinions.
agreed upon; decided:
the rules of settled grammatical usage.
having inhabitants or settlers:
settled regions of the country.
having a permanent residence; not wandering:
In time the Israelites became a settled people.

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Origin of settled¹

First recorded in 1550–60; settle ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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The utility also said that “long settled law and precedent prevent water utilities, and their rate payers, from being liable for wildfire losses.”

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Would Liverpool tread water or even go backwards for a season or two while his successor settled into the job?

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They do not usually care about the mechanics of how those trades are settled, and how the money flows between different bank accounts.

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I either brought it along or made it once I settled at my destination.

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In 2020, Jordan's top court ruled that the Brotherhood was "dissolved" because it had not settled its legal status.

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