setup

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An ankle monitor, a meat slicer, some breast milk, and a package of live butterflies walk into an Uber...except this is not the setup to a joke.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The setup emerged after the stock failed to break above a bullish ascending triangle in late February, encountering resistance near the $125 level on three separate occasions.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

This setup allowed them to examine the neural events leading up to a social decision and follow the process as it unfolded moment by moment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

That’s a gold-standard setup and, frankly, pretty rare.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

To be honest, I was a little leery of the whole setup.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin