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set out





















VERB
set sail
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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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