setback
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For the first time in 16 years, credible polls suggest he faces a serious electoral setback this Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
WASHINGTON—The Defense Department violated a court order to restore Pentagon access for journalists, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, a setback for the Trump administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Watkins' response to the setback has been nothing short of emphatic, with the 30-year-old adding to the goal he scored against West Ham in the Premier League just before the international break.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
For the ballroom to suffer a setback in federal court, then, is for the whole world to be in sudden danger.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
His passing was a setback to the movement, for Lembede was a fount of ideas and attracted others to the organization.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing setback
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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