setup

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He said the closest analogues to this setup are November 2007 and December 2015, and meaningful downside followed after each of these examples.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"Janelia had a one-of-a-kind setup that let us test and confirm what we were seeing."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Musk appears to want the same setup for SpaceX.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The setup here is an enticingly fresh and unsentimental look at confused youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It was about the Angels, to be sure, but I couldn’t tell if Crosby was going to savage us or if the title was a setup designed to seduce viewers before overturning their preconceptions.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson