setbacks
Example Sentences
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Uber’s standard service has also encountered setbacks in Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Townsend, who has had numerous setbacks with injuries during his career, said the roller incident was "definitley not going to stop me from continuing".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
There are a lot of setbacks, and a lot of sleeping in the office, especially in the first five or 10 years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Bass, while acknowledging those setbacks, said unsheltered homelessness — the number of people living outside or in their vehicles — had still fallen by 11% since she took office in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
There had been one or two minor setbacks, but Cluny and his squad had finally made it up into the elm tree.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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