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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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"In that sense, climate change may have set the stage for their final disappearance."

From Science Daily

Yet testing every possible combination of elements, which could number in the millions, would take enormous amounts of time and money in a laboratory setting.

From Science Daily

The group has previously set out a mid-term plan to save 1 billion euros through operational efficiencies, a third of which will be made this fiscal year, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Behind her are large, glowing angel wings set against a golden, cloudy sky, creating a heavenly theme.

From Los Angeles Times

"I want to take full responsibility, it's not the standard I set myself," she said during another appearance a day later, adding that she was "embarrassed".

From BBC