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setup

[set-uhp] / ˈsɛtˌʌp /


NOUN
accompaniments for alcoholic beverages
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The new satellite setup provides the bandwidth and speed needed to push reams of data to AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

However, execution risks in this complex setup are heavily concentrated in Commerzbank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In that setup, a superfluid based qubit could store quantum information while other hardware carries out calculations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The setup for this interactive, game-heavy theatrical production is simple: You’re in high school in the 1980s, and you’ve been sent to detention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Gloria surveys my setup, puts her hands on her hips, and stares at me, waiting for an answer.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Greg Viviani has seen some elaborate beach setups in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

By the early 1990s, some crews in the U.K. began throwing megaraves more spiritually akin to experiential carnivals than to more lowkey dance-floor-and-DJ setups.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

But this is only a memory — a child’s version of an experience, filmed with all of the bright colors and simple setups of an illustration in a storybook.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

Demand for advanced memory modules in the most cutting-edge AI-computing setups far outstrips supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

“Scouts look for traps, setups, that kind of thing.”

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead




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