setbacks
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Analysts said the result carried symbolic weight beyond the two companies, offering what some read as a broader vindication of mRNA technology after years of post-pandemic setbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
When there are unknowns about how an industry will metabolize certain technological changes, they want to hire someone who bounces back from mistakes and takes setbacks in stride.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
While working back from that injury, he had setbacks with an impingement in his left shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Those setbacks have increased interest in treatments that can act more precisely.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Despite his setbacks the previous year, Cal’s head coach Ky Ebright remained an extraordinarily wily opponent, widely regarded as the intellectual master of the sport.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
