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setting

[set-ing] / ˈsɛt ɪŋ /


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That does not necessarily mean sprinting at full speed or using the highest resistance setting on an exercise bike.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The FBI director was also on the Hill this week for a budget hearing and, in an unorthodox strategy for a setting where you’re asking Congress for money, was eager to fight.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

That freed up Plum to be in position to score, setting up a much more efficient Sparks offense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

He described setting his alarm for the early hours of the morning on 8 May and walking to a street in Kentish Town, north London, where he met Lavrynovych.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

She had all kinds of girl stuff setting around; corn shuck dolls, mud pies, and pretty bottles.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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