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setback
noun as in disappointment
Example Sentences
Mary Taylor has been operating her clothing stall in Belfast's market for seven years - surviving setbacks caused by the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.
Without consecutive losses since the opening two fixtures of the 2021 Six Nations, Ireland's response to setbacks has so often been emphatic.
Wood didn’t play after the All-Star break last season because of a knee injury, had surgery this summer on the knee again, and in his slow ramp-up to play, suffered a setback.
It is understood there is no cause for alarm - and her plans are being adjusted to avoid any setback after recovering from a bug.
Shell said it was pleased with the court's decision, but Friends of the Earth Netherlands said the ruling was a setback that affected them deeply.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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