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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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All-night broadcasting had not been proven as a business model in an industry dominated nationally by corporate monoliths like ABC, NBC and CBS, where news programming was something that happened on a set schedule.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"It's not a con. It's an attempt to set up a new distinction in the world of academia - an attempt that failed," he is reported as saying.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Chips based around the Arm instruction set have long been the choice for low-power devices, especially since the first iPhone featured an Arm-based chip from Samsung.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

It has new relevance now during the conflict with Iran, and in fact Iran is where the drama is set, at the court of King Xerxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

As for me, I set my heart every day more firmly on September 1.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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