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setting aside

NOUN
reservation
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Similarly, but on a smaller scale, Tesla’s IPO was unique for setting aside shares for customers who had taken delivery of the automaker’s first car, the Roadster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Most people are only setting aside 6% in their retirement plans because that maximizes their employer-match. Catch-ups don’t come into play too often.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The government in England is setting aside £10m a year to pay for children and young people's travel costs up to the age of 24.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The study revisits existing data while setting aside a common assumption that humans are inherently harmful to natural systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The man allowed that he was at present setting aside only a tenth of his harvest.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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