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The city has long been a hub for the toy industry as companies like to set up shop in the shadow of Mattel, the maker of Barbie.

Kirk became a social media star with Turning Point’s college seminars, where he’d set up shop on campus and debate students about anything that happened to be on their mind.

From Slate

This was where a team from the new Department of Government Efficiency was going to set up shop.

From Salon

Back in Hollywood, influencers have set up shop in a crumbling mansion with an infamous past, desperate to go viral; the owners of the property are looking for sponsorship money to pay for its repairs.

It's an easy enough place for new restaurants to set up shop.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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