set out
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Said dog may have been witness to a supernatural murder, leading the group of teens to set out to solve the case.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Together with two colleagues, Tamas Vicsek and Dirk Helbing, he set out to determine the rules that produce the wave.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Gleeson, of St. Joseph, Ill., set out to buy a new car six years ago, but couldn’t find what he wanted amid the pandemic vehicle shortages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The second phase - which has not been fully reported until now - saw the judge set out a lengthy and legally complex reasoning for the court record so that barristers could understand his thinking.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Together we trooped through the house and shop, looking, stroking—“ Remember how Betsie would set out these cups?”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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