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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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For the series, Gadd bulked up to become more physically imposing: “Someone like Ruben, they wear their life in their body, they’re heavy set. It’s not ripped. It’s bulky. It’s natural to him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“What matters now is not only the volume lost, but the precedent set. Once critical Gulf energy infrastructure is seen as vulnerable, buyers will price that risk for longer than the initial outage itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"Today was a good set, right? Getting some good minutes in the national team was a good set. I'm definitely fit enough, it's just about getting miles in the legs now. I'm ready to go."

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

"I learned way more by just kind of putting myself in those situations on set. The benefits vastly outweigh the negatives."

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

“This is a crystal set. Through this we can talk through walls and across the city. They’ve already talked across the ocean.”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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