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set off

ADJECTIVE
mounted
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Antonyms
WEAK












VERB
discharge
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If shipments through the strait don’t pick up again soon, it will set off another scramble for other sources of crude among Asian and European refiners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

That set off “a lot of phone calls, texts, and communication internally.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Just after midnight on 1 May 1984, civil servant Anthony Littler stepped off a train at East Finchley station and set off down a dark alleyway towards home.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The move set off an uproar among soccer fans across the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

This set off the loudest bout of wailing yet, but the dragon obediently began to mumble words that Jack couldn’t understand.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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