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set in

[set-in] / ˈsɛtˌɪn /


ADJECTIVE
indented
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The Michigan consumer-sentiment index bounced off its all-time low set in May to rise to 48.9 in the initial June reading, from 44.8 a month earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In the early 1990s, Sullivan moved into Birch Hall, a sweeping home set in 12 acres of land near Theydon Bois which he spent £7.5m building.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Farhad, a 35-year-old chef, also said life was becoming "increasingly difficult", noting economic hardship had set in even before the war.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Well into the 2020s, the Sunday-night show has retained millions of loyal viewers, even surpassing some of the ratings records it had set in previous decades.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

But this was all set in the framework of a huge expansion of the realm which science attempted to explain.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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