setback
Example Sentences
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That left gold “increasingly vulnerable to a technical setback once key support levels gave way.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
What a setback for anyone who saw a childhood ruined by Bucky Dent, or yanks the plug when the jukebox cranks up Billy Joel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
For Gulati, who had put so much into that bid, it was a crushing setback.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
A Blue Origin rocket blew up, bursting into an enormous ball of flames in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space company.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Kronos had suffered a setback, at least for a while.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing setback
Vocabulary from Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech, November 9, 2016
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