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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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Raducanu had her left thigh strapped after slipping on the grass while changing direction in the fifth game of the second set of her quarter-final.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

A trial has been set for next year, allowing the 32-year-old to represent Ghana at the World Cup, but he will not be involved in Wednesday's match in Toronto.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

Reissman said Juncosa once relayed a story about how SpaceX had hired a welder who didn’t think it was possible to set up an automated welding process involving thin aluminum panels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

But stock-market gains are clearly helping buyers: 2025 set an all-time high for first-time buyers who used financial assets to buy a home or fund a down payment, she said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

Mom hands him one of two bags she had set aside next to the door.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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