set before
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Adjusting for inflation, the record was set before the financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Blown away in a 26-minute opening set, fourth seed Gauff was twice pegged back from a break up in a scrappy second set before coming through a 16-point tie-break to force a decider.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The home-plate umpire paused the game to admonish Santana for coming set before Caballero was looking at him, a transgression that could result in an automatic ball being added to the count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
From there she went straight to court three to hit with Kalinskaya, but lost four games in their practice set before deciding she could not continue.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
I hop up onto the box she has set before her, holding out my arms.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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