set up
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Someday she hopes to set up a free seed library, and she’s excited to see bluebird hatchlings in the bluebird house that Venice beekeeper Ian Kimbrey installed in her tree.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
He volunteered to fight, then set up his own drone unit -- "Madyar's Birds" -- well before many had realised the full importance of the technology, quickly earning plaudits inside the military.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Diogo Mónica, who has amassed sizable positions in a number of startups over his career, set up a plan to avoid rash decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Suarez also set up another nine goals in an impressive maiden season after arriving in Lisbon from Almeria in the Spanish second tier.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Jonah barely stopped himself from giving an answer that would have sounded like his dad: “Because the government is set up to serve the people. Not to ruin kids’ lives by making them move.”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
