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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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Wales could also set a new May heat record in the next few days, surpassing the 30.6C recorded in Newport in 1944.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Four of the five shelters that the county set up are full.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

She two-stepped, line danced and dramatically collapsed to the floor - the set was jam-packed.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Oil benchmarks are up about 70% from the start of the year; the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a new record at 50579.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Gingersnipes emerged with a long, flat stick, and they set sail across the sludgy pond.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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