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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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I’ve got to make sure that I’m doing the right things financially to set myself up for the future.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The pandemic disrupted his career—and set the stage for his second act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

There is another Bravo set to arrive in the fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Ahead of the war, with inflation set to dwindle, rate cuts seemed to be on the cards.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

We set the phone’s ring as low as we could and still hear it; but who might happen to be passing through the hall when it rang?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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