setting
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The emphasis on skillful play and Bloodborne's gothic, Victorian setting made it an instant favourite with critics, and it's widely regarded as one of the best video games of all time.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Cousin Island provided an ideal natural setting for this long-term study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
YouTuber Logan Paul’s rare Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card sold for $16.5 million, setting a new record for the auction price of a trading card.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich village, in 1969, setting off what became known as the Stonewall Rebellion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
And then I remember setting it on the bench beside me at the restaurant.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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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