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setup

[set-uhp] / ˈsɛtˌʌp /


NOUN
accompaniments for alcoholic beverages
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And one of the oddities of the setup is that they’re typically underpriced compared with what they’d go for in a private sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The team found that their relatively simple setup can stabilize this state.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

In prior instances, price action around the $150 area led to sharp expansions higher, with gains of roughly 140% following the September setup and about 211% after the April signal.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

This is the precise setup Shin’s research was built to distrust.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Maybe Babs would consider offering homegrown herbal tea as part of her fancy tea setup here.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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