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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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Jaguar set the pattern for Lemssouguer: Analyze the data, find conviction and make the trade as big as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Eighteen days earlier, Pender had convinced Arthur and Islas to go beyond the $300,000 limit they set to buy a 2-year-old son of Maximus Mischief for $385,000 at a sale in Ocala, Fla.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The news set the internet ablaze with joy and hope.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It said entry rules are set solely by host countries and travellers must ensure their passports meet local requirements.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The curfew too, at first, was no hardship for us, since it was originally set at 10:00 P.M., long after we were indoors in any case.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom