setback
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The larger question for men in the labor market is what comes next, and whether recent softness represents a temporary setback, or something that could be longer lasting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
But the visit also comes as Trump is dealing with a setback to his trade policies after the US Supreme Court struck down his Liberation Day tariffs.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
But that setback never stopped the remaining humans from pursuing the dream of something we colloquially refer to as touching grass.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Glendale recently imposed a moratorium on delivery robots, a setback Kashani called “obviously disappointing.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Except for day four, when I suffered some kind of setback and had to walk the whole mile, almost on my hands and knees, I know that I've made progress.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Vocabulary lists containing setback
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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