set out
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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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