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[set-bak] / ˈsɛtˌbæk /


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Setback advocates expect to know the final status of the referendum effort and the validity of its signatures sometime between the end of February and April.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

She also wrote a memoir about her nomination experience, “Lift Every Voice: Turning a Civil Rights Setback Into a New Vision of Social Justice,” published in 1998.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

"Now — after just 100 days — I can report to the nation: America is on the move again. Turning peril into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Setback into strength," he said.

From Fox News • Apr. 29, 2021

“Turning peril into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Setback into strength.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2021

Crosby Had a Setback Sidney Crosby revealed on Friday why a return for this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs was never close: during his recovery from post-concussion syndrome, he experienced a setback.

From New York Times • May 2, 2011




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