setback
Example Sentences
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And while a total failure wouldn’t tank the IPO, it would probably be a setback nonetheless, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
However, Huang’s exclusion from the president’s trip might be a setback for the company’s ambitions to sell AI processors in the Chinese market.
From Barron's • May 12, 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
He looked disappointed by the latest setback when he was taken off after just 34 minutes of Saturday's 1-0 win against Newcastle United.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
They slinked down the stairs, each one thinking that this was a huge setback to Operation Beiderman.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Vocabulary lists containing setback
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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