setbacks
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The automaker faced a lengthy series of setbacks including a number of high-profile recalls, including most recently in April for all 173 of its rear-wheel-drive Cybertrucks over fears that the wheels could fall off.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Numbers in the south of Scotland had fallen to a handful of breeding pairs but they are now at a record level of more than 50 - despite some setbacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The U.K. government will stay within its fiscal rules after new spending and tax measures announced Wednesday, although with a slightly reduced cushion against setbacks, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The drugmaker cited solid sales growth and productivity gains, even as recent clinical-trial setbacks hit its bottom line in the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
I would later learn how to shake off these kind of setbacks in competition and get my head back in the game.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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