setting aside

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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

As it happens, Gov. Gavin Newsom has so far resisted setting aside for education a multibillion-dollar tranche of funding that California education advocates say is due.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Dad had been saving up for a new truck, and Mom had been setting aside money for college.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings