setup

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In prior instances, price action around the $150 area led to sharp expansions higher, with gains of roughly 140% following the September setup and about 211% after the April signal.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

An ankle monitor, a meat slicer, some breast milk, and a package of live butterflies walk into an Uber...except this is not the setup to a joke.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“Our goal is to bring this hole to life,” she said, “the architecture to life through this setup plan. We want players to think about going down this right side.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

This setup allowed them to examine the neural events leading up to a social decision and follow the process as it unfolded moment by moment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

“No way,” I say, walking around the setup.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner