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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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“If that had been a bust, I don’t know what would have happened. We’d have been set back a decade or more in terms of developing the sport at the highest level.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In tight matches, goals have come mainly from defenders, with César Montes and Johan Vásquez being the primary threats on set pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It is set to go to trial in August.

From BBC • 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

“Although sick, she is full of life and smiles, and I know she will accomplish what she has set out to do.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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