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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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The service was set up in part because patients were facing extremely long waits to be seen by one of the three specialist gender services that now operate in England.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The U.S. government has pledged to deposit $1,000 into accounts set up for children born between 2025 and 2028.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

When it's too dry or mixed in the wrong formula, almost anything can set it off, without warning.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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