the dust settles
idiom
—used to talk about what happens when things become clear or calm after a period of change or confusion
I'll call you as soon as the dust settles from the move.
When the dust settled and the votes were recounted, she had won the election.
You should let the dust settle before you make any big decisions.
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TVLine spoke with Wagner, an executive producer on Lioness, about the show’s dynamite sophomore run and where Sunday’s finale might leave Joe (Zoe Saldaña), Bobby and the QRF team once the dust settles….
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
As the dust settles, the country is upping its game and luring big spenders and mindful travelers eager to explore its epicurean, heritage, and wildlife offerings.
—Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
The potential for Saudi normalization with Israel, however, could be revisited in the future, perhaps once the dust settles after the Gaza war - and possibly under a different Israeli government, diplomats said.
—Samia Nakhoul and Pesha Magid, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Yet today, as the dust settles on this front in the 14-month-long conflict, the necessity of preemption has never been clearer.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
As the dust settles, the country is upping its game and luring big spenders and mindful travelers eager to explore its epicurean, heritage, and wildlife offerings.
—Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
The potential for Saudi normalization with Israel, however, could be revisited in the future, perhaps once the dust settles after the Gaza war - and possibly under a different Israeli government, diplomats said.
—Samia Nakhoul and Pesha Magid, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Yet today, as the dust settles on this front in the 14-month-long conflict, the necessity of preemption has never been clearer.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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