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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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Economists found excessive microfinance lending has set off repayment crises for borrowers in half a dozen countries, including Bosnia, India and Cambodia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Aramco set the official selling price for July loadings of its Arab Light crude to Asia at $9.50 above regional benchmarks, down from a premium of $15.50 a barrel in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

According to Infantino, ticket prices were set based on various market studies and taking the U.S. ticket resale market into account.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's a huge office that was all about men and money, and we've peopled it with a kind of female anarchy, which feels really exciting," said writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz, who set up the project.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But Phineas and his assistant have done this a thousand times—pour the powder, set the fuse, pour the sand, tamp the sand plug, shout a warning, light the fuse, and run like mad.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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