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Example Sentences

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Shopkeepers in the Tehran bazaar closed their stores and poured into the streets to protest the economic crisis, setting off similar demonstrations across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

So they ended up moving Country House to the same date, setting up a head-to-head contest.

From BBC

In Middletown: The fictional Welton Academy in Vermont, setting of “Dead Poets Society,” is actually St. Andrew’s School, a private boarding school.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You need models that are smaller and customized for every setting.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Skiers have been warned by authorities to stay on the marked slopes, and those walking in the mountains should also check avalanche bulletins before setting off.

From BBC