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"We settled upon using PostgreSQL after comparing database options yesterday."
"Just FYI — we settled upon the second design option from the mockups."
"After team discussion, we settled upon this approach for handling authentication."
"The team has settled upon a two-phase rollout for this feature."
"We should have settled upon the tech stack earlier to avoid confusion."
"Have we settled upon the priority order for these user stories?"
"Let's settle upon the naming convention before we continue."
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settle upon
"Let's settle upon a solution today."
settled upon
"We settled upon the framework last week."
have/has settled upon
"The team has settled upon a new approach."
settling upon
"We're still settling upon the final design."
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4 quick exercises
1. Which sentence sounds most natural for a sprint planning meeting?
2. After three meetings, the team finally _____ a deployment strategy.
3. Which sentence has a grammar mistake?
4. Rewrite this casual sentence using 'settle upon': 'We went with the simpler option.'
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