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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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Investors were also awaiting the market debut later Friday of Elon Musk's SpaceX, set to be the biggest initial public offering in history.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

One taxi driver transporting BBC World Service colleagues expressed their surprise that such an event was set to begin, saying "There's a World Cup happening? Who's playing?"

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

But following a long period of stagnation stretching back to the 2008 financial crisis, the economy looks set for a fresh setback as the latest energy shock takes its toll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Now when I have an early-morning flight, I set an alarm on my phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Father had snapped off the set and in his blue eyes was a fire we had never seen before.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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