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set out





















VERB
set sail
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The new CEO has set out to streamline Nestlé’s portfolio around coffee, snacking, nutrition, and pet care, believing all four segments can deliver high-single-digit revenue growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

And I think, in this particular story, Carolyn never set out to be famous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He said he didn’t set out to create a legal test case but he wasn’t the kind of person to just pay the fine quietly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

On Tuesday the three candidates in Geneva set out how they would reform the UN, which is facing a lack of funding, multiple conflicts and dwindling faith in multilateralism.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Tag scampered after a butterfly he hadn’t a hope of catching, and Donkeyberry groomed Fat Cheeks by the dry stream before everyone set out on the daily search for food.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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