setup
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They argue the setup gives an unfair advantage to those who can afford it, creating a system where market-sensitive information reaches paying clients first.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
For most creatives, it would be the setup for a single joke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We designed our experimental setup so that differences introduced by the different colors and propagation directions didn't influence the photons' polarization," said Li.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
And in a setup straight out of a whodunit: Meet Caltech’s four-member “fraud squad,” which vets every admitted student’s application—scrutinizing everything from science-fair certificate fonts to transcript signatures to combat AI-fueled cheating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The setup of Helen’s switchboard is identical to mine; I am not more than eighteen inches away from where I usually sit.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
There were already about 100 to 200 fans in the park, about six hours before the first whistle; laughing, drinking, lending a hand to vendor setups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
By the early 1990s, some crews in the U.K. began throwing megaraves more spiritually akin to experiential carnivals than to more lowkey dance-floor-and-DJ setups.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
But this is only a memory — a child’s version of an experience, filmed with all of the bright colors and simple setups of an illustration in a storybook.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Demand for advanced memory modules in the most cutting-edge AI-computing setups far outstrips supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
“If we move fast,” said Abby, “we might be able to finish all our setups in one day.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
