setback
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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
Together, the Lones Levee Setback and flood plain Restoration Project could breathe new life into one of the region’s most important bodies of water.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 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
Biden will add: “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.”
From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2021
After a Legal Setback, Commodity Traders’ Complaint Is to Be Heard by a Lower Court DealBook E-Mail Newsletter Sign up for the latest financial news delivered every morning and afternoon.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2012
Vocabulary lists containing setback
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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