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Feeling like finding this 950-square-foot apartment was kismet, Miranda-Martin signed the lease and set about creating a sophisticated and color-saturated sanctuary.
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Marissa Gluck,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The estate's modern chapter belongs to entrepreneur Antonio Moretti Cuseri, who from the 1990s stopped selling the family's fruit to other producers and set about proving the territory's potential through a series of successful releases.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
According to an insider with decades of dealings with the director, Spielberg is well aware of perceptions of his commercial cold streak and specifically set about to reverse course with Disclosure Day.
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Homosassa Springs, named for the river that flows through the town, is set about 75 miles north of Tampa.
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
From the 1960s, Latchford set about exploring Cambodian temples and embarking on buying trips to Khmer archeological sites.
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Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Ladeira had studied permaculture, and set about shaping the land to capture and slow waterflow.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Spain quickly set about flooding players forward, often dropping midfielder Rodri into defence to allow both full-backs to push on.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Search crews from San Miguel County and Dolores County set about trying to find the woman -- who didn't have equipment for spending a night outside in the wild -- right before dark.
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Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Marissa Gluck,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The estate's modern chapter belongs to entrepreneur Antonio Moretti Cuseri, who from the 1990s stopped selling the family's fruit to other producers and set about proving the territory's potential through a series of successful releases.
—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
According to an insider with decades of dealings with the director, Spielberg is well aware of perceptions of his commercial cold streak and specifically set about to reverse course with Disclosure Day.
—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Homosassa Springs, named for the river that flows through the town, is set about 75 miles north of Tampa.
—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
From the 1960s, Latchford set about exploring Cambodian temples and embarking on buying trips to Khmer archeological sites.
—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Ladeira had studied permaculture, and set about shaping the land to capture and slow waterflow.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Spain quickly set about flooding players forward, often dropping midfielder Rodri into defence to allow both full-backs to push on.
—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Search crews from San Miguel County and Dolores County set about trying to find the woman -- who didn't have equipment for spending a night outside in the wild -- right before dark.
—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Set about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20about. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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