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set out





















VERB
set sail
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Lawyers for Gbajabiamila said his position was set out in a legal letter and that he was not giving interviews.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

To remove luck from the equation, they set out to acquire products that had already proven people wanted them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

After the deal to end the war, the Iranian government set out a system of lanes through the north of the waterway close to the Iranian coast, which it said all traffic must use.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

It set out to compare current oral semaglutide products against orforglipron, which is also taken as a daily tablet.

From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026

So after everyone had eaten and bathed, we set out for home.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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