setback
Example Sentences
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If the increase in inflation in January is bigger than expected, it would be a setback for the Fed and perhaps even reset the clock on the next interest-rate cut.
From MarketWatch
“Being underwater on your mortgage doesn’t necessarily carry long-term negative effects, but it is a financial setback,” Stephen Kates, a certified financial planner and a financial analyst at Bankrate, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
If the increase in inflation in January is bigger than expected, it would be a setback for the Fed and perhaps even reset the clock on the next interest-rate cut.
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It’s hard to be bearish on a market, according to the note, when the economy is seeing such healthy growth despite repeated setbacks.
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“Any setback or escalation would likely revive gold-buying interest,” the managing director says.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
