- present participle of set.
setting
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Another experimental Lilly drug called eloralintide is even better on the tolerability front, potentially setting up the medication for use on its own or with other medications.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The key is leaders in each school district setting high standards and expectations, and then holding teachers accountable to those, while rewarding the best teachers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Southeast Asian countries accounted for much of that growth, with the governments of Malaysia and Thailand pushing solar adoption and Cambodia setting an import record in March.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He added there were reports of "pockets of deliberate fire setting" which put the crews "under really critical conditions and stretches the service".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Though none of this was by design, it proved to be the best possible setting for those who had been imprisoned in Germany.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Rather than progressing toward one standard body form or sensory system, separate snake lineages developed adaptations suited to different ecological settings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Since last February, UK iPhone users have been met with a notice on the Advanced Data Protection settings page which says the tool cannot be enabled.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, colleges in recent decades have championed what is called “experiential learning,” encouraging students to do the hands-on work that will teach them the practical job skills they can’t learn in traditional classroom settings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Another charge instructs lawmakers to examine ways to educate Texans about their right to practice their religion “in all settings, including, but not limited to: education, workplace, government, and healthcare.”
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
It made a ticking noise as it churned through Enigma settings at incredible speed, eliminating wrong solutions far faster than possible by hand.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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