Make
Settle on
Settle on verb - Become fixed (on).
Both terms in one sentence
- The Multiverse: So if you can't make FTL drives, why not settle on nearby planets in Alternate Universes?
Source: Webcomic / Afterlife Blues - The author can't seem to settle on a tense, there's a lot of telling without much showing, and they make numerous grammatical errors besides.
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In Poul Anderson's "Gypsy", the reason they stopped looking for Earth was that they would rather settle on Harbor and make it their home.
Source: Home Sweet Home
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