setting aside

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We are also considering setting aside about $250,000 in money market funds or high-yield CDs so that we would not feel pressured to sell investments during a market downturn.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The government in England is setting aside £10m a year to pay for children and young people's travel costs up to the age of 24.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

As it happens, Gov. Gavin Newsom has so far resisted setting aside for education a multibillion-dollar tranche of funding that California education advocates say is due.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The study revisits existing data while setting aside a common assumption that humans are inherently harmful to natural systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The man allowed that he was at present setting aside only a tenth of his harvest.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin