setbacks
Example Sentences
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Coach Sean McVay has said that, barring setbacks, he expected Donald would play against the Bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
His Pakatan Harapan coalition has suffered setbacks in recent state elections in the runup to regional and national polls, which must be held by February 2028.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The study examined what the authors described as “academic buoyancy,” or how students respond to and recover from common academic pressures and setbacks in daily learning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Townsend, who has had numerous setbacks with injuries during his career, said the roller incident was "definitley not going to stop me from continuing".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Despite setbacks and heavy casualties, the Americans finally broke through the German defenses, and by the end of October, they had cleared the forest of enemy troops.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
