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set

[set] / sɛt /




NOUN
stage setting
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Rocket Lab was outperforming its fellow new Nasdaq 100 members thanks to the additional boost it got from SpaceX, which is set to start trading on Friday following an IPO that raised $75 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Remember, too, that reducing one set of risks almost always exposes you to another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The unforgiving prices at the pump are set to make everyone’s summer more expensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The DIP will set out how these commitments will be funded; however its publication has been increasingly delayed by internal departmental wrangling over where the money will come from.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

To set those charges, he carries the special tool of the blasting trade, his "tamping iron."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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