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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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A surf advisory for the area was set to expire Thursday, but risks still remain, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Certain financial analysts have already set target prices for the shares above SpaceX's $135 estimate, including the global brokerage Oppenheimer which said on Thursday it expects the company to hit $190 a share.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

On the earnings call, management said that multiple data centers are set to go online in calendar 2027.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

What’s off about Patience is a seesawing set of symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Spaniards then set out to convert as many Filipinos as possible to Catholicism.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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