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setback
noun as in disappointment
Example Sentences
The setback is severe enough that Ford will likely flag potential implications to investors when it discloses quarterly financial results later this month, according to people familiar with the matter.
The LDP’s calculation is that a more right-wing leader will help revive its political fortunes after major electoral setbacks cost its ruling coalition its majority in the Japanese parliament, known as the Diet.
“This is an enormous setback for access,” says Linda Couch, senior vice president for policy at LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services.
Through all the setbacks and obstacles that the band experienced during this period, Wilder says it never lost momentum for its music and vision.
Environmentalists have said that the ban would be a setback for sustainability.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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