setbacks
Example Sentences
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It all adds to the quality of Emery's work, managing to keep Villa in the top four despite constant setbacks.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Multiple setbacks and deadline extensions later, lithium has yet to materialize even as industry job training programs graduate students into careers that have not arrived in the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Starship is central to how Wall Street views SpaceX, and any setbacks could easily be a blow to the company’s plans.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Odysseus may have held out hope throughout years of setbacks, obstacles and traps laid by vengeful deities, but the man who plays him on the big screen is no optimist.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Though he makes more than he ever dreamed of in Mexico, his life is anything but middle class and setbacks are routine.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
