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set down



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chronicle
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Beauty reached for June’s hand, said, Come set down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

World number two Iga Swiatek, the reigning Wimbledon champion, overcame Greece's Maria Sakkari, while American fifth seed Jessica Pegula fought back from a set down against Jelena Ostapenko to reach the last 16.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

In short, Kagan would have resolved this case as a good textualist, operating within the methodological terms set down by the majority’s opinion, minus the major-questions thumb on the scale.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

I’m not sure how well I measure up, but I do keep a tight, ring-free dining room station and catch a glimmer of my father whenever I set down my glass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I’ve been staying out of the blame game so far, but as I set down my tray opposite Michael, a thought occurs to me.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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