set out
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The researchers therefore set out to determine whether particular species of gut microbes were linked to muscle strength and, if so, to investigate how those bacteria might influence muscle tissue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
A beef-tallow-induced identity crisis: Earlier this year, Luke Winkie set out to crack the biggest culinary mystery in America: Why has this old-fashioned cooking ingredient become so polarizing?
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Robots sorting parcels and serving fried chicken enthralled visitors at a robotics expo in Beijing on Wednesday, where hundreds of companies set out their pitches for a future labour market transformed by artificial intelligence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The government's grounds for detaining him, set out in an order seen by the BBC, draw on nearly a decade of allegations against Doley.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Rostam is tired,” he continued, “so fool him, if you would, with a bit of salt, to drink as much as he can before we set out into the desert.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
