setting forth

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Article 1, which pertains to Congress, includes 18 separate clauses setting forth the powers of the legislature.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2024

Having established that Disney has problems, Peltz offered shareholders purported solutions in a 133-slide presentation setting forth “the Case for Change.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

As Garland said in the July 21, 2021, memorandum setting forth the rules for his department, the intent is to ensure "adherence to the long-standing department norms of independence from inappropriate influences."

From Salon • May 20, 2023

Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office spokesman Juan Ríos said that two binders of information were turned over to the Santa Fe-based district attorney’s office, without setting forth any recommendations about possible criminal charges.

From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2022

‘But always I have let my horn cry at setting forth, and though thereafter we may walk in the shadows, I will not go forth as a thief in the night.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien