setting aside
Example Sentences
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Unlike most IPOs, SpaceX is setting aside a large slug of shares—expected at around 30%—for retail investors, meaning it won’t be just institutional investors receiving most of the allocations of stock.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
“Most people are only setting aside 6% in their retirement plans because that maximizes their employer-match. Catch-ups don’t come into play too often.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 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 study revisits existing data while setting aside a common assumption that humans are inherently harmful to natural systems.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
That very day I started setting aside money for the bus fare to Boston.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
