随着摩根大通集团近日收购第一共和银行全部存款和绝大部分资产，美国银行业最近一波倒闭潮算是尘埃落定了。请看本报昨日的评论：

With the acquisition of First Republic Bank by J.P. Morgan, the dust is settling for this recent wave of U.S. banking failures. Two key players in this capital market farce reveal the flaws of their banking sectors and how this kind of crisis might recur. Enter Gregory Becker, president and CEO of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), playing the part of a greedy banker seeking nothing but personal fortune at all costs.

报道中的dust settles用来形容一段时间的混乱和变动后局势明朗稳定下来，相当于中文“尘埃落定”的说法。