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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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The CMA said it would determine whether Ryanair's seat reservation fees mean parents are being charged to meet "child safety and disability-related obligations as set out under aviation rules".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Erika, who’d joined him onstage, tried to reassure the over-30 set that there was hope for them—as there had been for her, since she married Charlie at age 32.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Los Angeles school board voted 4 to 3 in March to deny the charter renewal, which set up the pending appeal before the county agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Perhaps it’s simply the last time he set foot on the sidewalk.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“You’re allowed to set your own goals for yourself. You can’t be everything to everybody.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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