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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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Investors expect to be valued at around $2 trillion and raise up to $100 billion in the offering, both figures that would top records set by SpaceX’s June debut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The investigation now has two separate questions to answer: whether there is evidence of the assault that set the protests in motion?

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Researchers wrote in a paper published Monday that automating AI research could set off an “intelligence explosion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Earlier this month another migrant boat was met by lifeboats from the Isle of Wight having set off from the Cherbourg area.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

His approval of my skill set — and telling me it was valuable to his success — was enough for me to shove the growing list of worries to the back of my mind.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Florida firefighter sets record as shortest woman in profession.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

"She's massive for us. She puts in work off the ball and sets off the press," said team-mate Walsh.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

"And see how far we could push this into making training data sets to actually make more robust algorithms for reading the real ones."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

“The sets move incredibly fast, so as an actor you learn to be prepared, adaptable, and make strong choices quickly,” she said.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

Ray sets down cash for our drinks and we get up to leave.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

That should help SpaceX test a slew of improvements to Starship and its Super Heavy booster, setting up what the company called the “next phase” of making the rocket fully reusable.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

So far, many proposed responses focus on heading off the risks: slowing AI research, setting standards or blocking AI models from responding to dangerous queries in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"In a care setting, people living with dementia, like my father, should be treated with respect, dignity, and patience and courtesy. They should be treated as human beings and that's all I was asking for."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

I wanted to incorporate elements of gothic ghost stories, true crime, psychological thrillers all in a setting I hadn’t really shot in much.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

To her it was simply a setting in which to talk about Jesus—as indeed was every place else.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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