setting
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The same month, a New York court convicted Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen, for his part in setting up a police station in New York on behalf of China, and obstructing justice by destroying evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The group, currently numbering 12, envisages growing food to sell, holding workshops and retreats - and even setting up a "granny agency" to look after children.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
And exploring the exponential setting of what privacy means to people, certainly those two individuals.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the lofty goal of ferrying humans to Mars and setting up colonies on the neighboring planet.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
He tugged his hood, setting his mangled face further in shadow.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing setting
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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