setting off

Example Sentences

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The question is whether he can do it without setting off the margin spiral his own research warned about.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

But moments later she remembered she had locked the car doors before setting off.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Anthropic said in early April it was making a preview version of Mythos available to top companies and organizations, setting off a scramble around the world to prepare for a potentially wider release.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Ras inhibitors block a small protein that sits inside the cell membrane and acts as an on/off switch, setting off a signaling cascade that can make a cell grow or divide.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The search parties were setting off as he reached the front door.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan