setbacks
Example Sentences
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Increasing rocket-launch rates take time, and setbacks along the way are common.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Like so many renovations, this one came with plenty of surprises and setbacks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Bass, while acknowledging those setbacks, said unsheltered homelessness — the number of people living outside or in their vehicles — had still fallen by 11% since she took office in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hezbollah, observers say, is still a significant military force despite the setbacks in the recent wars.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
There had been one or two minor setbacks, but Cluny and his squad had finally made it up into the elm tree.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
