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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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Norwegian Ruud spurned five match points in the third set against Safiullin, by which time he said he had already started to feel cramping in his legs.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The Abraham Accords, a set of agreements brokered under Trump in 2020, govern the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and countries that have historically been hostile to it.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

With the high bar it set for entry into its elite training system, and its sclerotic marital customs limiting birthrates, its population of homoioi decreased while neighboring states were growing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until deeply golden at the edges and softly set in the center.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

“When the trap snapped, he ran off with the food and left her there. The hunter set her free.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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