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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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In Guatemala, 412 Cuban personnel—333 of them doctors—began leaving in April, with the last set to leave by year’s end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Water covers most of Earth's surface, yet it behaves in ways that set it apart from nearly every other liquid.

From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026

We have a medical advisor, a technical advisor, on set at all times, and so I lean on them heavily.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

“I set a record for Republicans,” he said.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2026

Gingersnipes emerged with a long, flat stick, and they set sail across the sludgy pond.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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