setbacks
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Efforts to revive the school faced successive setbacks: sanctions in the 1990s, the US invasion of 2003, sectarian clashes in 2006 and 2007, and the rise of the Islamic State group between 2014 and 2017.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Businesses suffer setbacks or see opportunities to expand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Numbers in the south of Scotland had fallen to a handful of breeding pairs but they are now at a record level of more than 50 - despite some setbacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The drugmaker cited solid sales growth and productivity gains, even as recent clinical-trial setbacks hit its bottom line in the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
In this casual exchange with Jackie, she was on the cusp of taking on a case that would test her willingness to push through obstacles, setbacks, authority figures.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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