setting aside

Example Sentences

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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 study revisits existing data while setting aside a common assumption that humans are inherently harmful to natural systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

I told Jack that her, and likely millions like her, given the choice of setting aside a dollar a month for retirement or spending it to care for her family, would place family first.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

After setting aside their first few thousand dollars for emergencies, experts suggest that people start to simultaneously save for retirement as they finish building up their emergency fund.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The man allowed that he was at present setting aside only a tenth of his harvest.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin