setbacks

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"However, with several details yet to be finalised, any setbacks could trigger a sharp market reaction. For now, confidence is growing that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen and energy supplies will normalise."

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

But it said roughly two-thirds of the world’s economies would face slower growth as a result of the conflict, with developing countries experiencing the most significant setbacks, while the poorest households would suffer most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Investors have been remarkably willing to look through the setbacks and assume negotiations would resume,” but at some stage they may stop doing that, Green said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

These setbacks motivated him to help other young men navigate difficult experiences, she says, and he began in 2020 to post content focused on male self-development.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

But wars can also deal devastating setbacks to technological development.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond