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  • present participle of set.
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setting

[set-ing] / ˈsɛt ɪŋ /


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“The latest attacks certainly risk setting back the economic recovery,” said Jason Tuvey, deputy chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Rodriguez has not yet committed to setting an election date.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Yamamoto pitched the Dodgers to within one game of the National League Championship Series, setting a postseason high with 10 strikeouts in a 3-1 victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It rated areas including care, learning and the setting as "very good" - the second-highest level in the quality scale.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

On our walk to Birdie’s, the sun is setting.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

“How much of it can be legislated away? What it means in different settings? How to pull apart what are usually very gray-area cases?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Before taking part in the study, patient navigator Viridiana Carmona-Barrera had worked in hospital, insurance and women's health settings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

This can be done by setting up Family Sharing on Apple devices, Google Family Link on Android devices or doing it directly from the screen-time settings of the actual phone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The exhibition is organized into six themed “chambers” devoted to Gothic horror, psychological horror, science, slashers, religion and ghosts, with settings ranging from a shadowy crypt to a killer’s house and a haunted living room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In Egypt, where low-relief carving attained unsurpassed subtlety, many reliefs were originally painted and included elaborate settings.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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