setback
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After a setback in May, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is slated to launch before the end of the year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
"After a setback in July, Germany's cyclical rebound gained new momentum in August," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was a setback for a player who had been a regular England youth international and one of West Bromwich Albion's brightest academy prospects.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Dubai’s tourism, like aviation, has suffered a sharp setback from the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
His passing was a setback to the movement, for Lembede was a fount of ideas and attracted others to the organization.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Other setbacks included the discovery of a 109-yard upside-down arch designed by the Victorians to reduce flooding—a finding described by Network Rail as the “point of no return” for the closure of the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Coach Sean McVay has said that, barring setbacks, he expected Donald would play against the Bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Ten years after her own solar roof was installed, and despite the sector's setbacks, Learoyd remains optimistic.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
His Pakatan Harapan coalition has suffered setbacks in recent state elections in the runup to regional and national polls, which must be held by February 2028.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The little Balkan nation of Bulgaria, watching the Italian and Russian setbacks, threw in its lot with the Central Powers.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing setback
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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