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set-to

[set-too] / ˈsɛtˌtu /


























NOUN
brouhaha
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Black leaders and groups sponsored the first Black float, “Freedom Bursts Forth,” for the 1964 parade, after a very public set-to over the parade’s absence of people of color.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2022

The three-issue set-to opened in Marvel Mystery Comics No. 8 and is an early example of the Marvel motto “to reflect the world outside your window.”

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

What was most striking about this set-to was how much Warren seemed to be enjoying it.

From The New Yorker • May 17, 2016

Originally scheduled for July 2015, the superhero set-to will now appear on 6 May, 2016.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2014

While the sheriff and I have a little set-to, you water your ponies and dust off, and be ready for cold potatoes.

From The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop by Garland, Hamlin




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