setting aside
Example Sentences
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OMB officials told lawmakers they were setting aside $19 billion to cover those costs, though they anticipated the total would be “substantially” less.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
We are also considering setting aside about $250,000 in money market funds or high-yield CDs so that we would not feel pressured to sell investments during a market downturn.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Tropical setting aside, I dreaded the stay just like I did my previous glamping adventure at Nascar and shared Airbnb in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
The government in England is setting aside £10m a year to pay for children and young people's travel costs up to the age of 24.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
The Indians who adopted it were setting aside millennia of tradition in favor of a new technology.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
