setting
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Financial advisers often tout the importance of estate planning: having a will, setting up trusts if necessary, and organizing medical directives and powers of attorney.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
More than a decade later, former EBay chief Meg Whitman spent $144 million of her wealth on her bid to become California’s governor, setting a new national record for spending on a state election.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
In their quest for global soccer supremacy, the World Cup’s superpowers are setting up shop in the heart of flyover country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The dramatic moment that lightning hit the roof, setting it alight, was captured by another resident.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Jonathan realized the trees and branches and other debris were floating toward the setting sun.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing setting
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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