set up in (something)
phrasal verb
set up in (something); setting up in (something); sets up in (something)
: to start one's own business
He set up in business after finishing college.
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The temporary installation, which will be open for two to three months, will be set up in the Bayside Kitchen and Bar at the Hilton Garden Inn San Diego at 2137 Pacific Highway.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
One in five people in Gaza, about 500,000 people, face starvation, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification platform said on May 12, according to the U.N.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the distribution sites were set up in a way to prevent looting by Hamas.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 27 May 2025
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Independent experts who provide service, solution and set up in homes is something that’s super important in India.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
That study used an experimental setting (a bar set up in a lab) and was relatively short-term.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
One in five people in Gaza, about 500,000 people, face starvation, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification platform said on May 12, according to the U.N.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the distribution sites were set up in a way to prevent looting by Hamas.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 27 May 2025
ForbesSonos Ace Review: My New Favorite Travel HeadphonesBy Prakhar Khanna
Independent experts who provide service, solution and set up in homes is something that’s super important in India.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
That study used an experimental setting (a bar set up in a lab) and was relatively short-term.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
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“Set up in (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20up%20in%20%28something%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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