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I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money.
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Bond yields are shaped in part by expectations of the benchmark interest rate set by the Fed, some experts said.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
As of late last month, the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Ysidro is now authorized to treat 35 million gallons of sewage a day — a goal that had already been set by International Boundary and Water Commission prior to the pact with Mexico.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Mark Carey did some deep analysis of Grealish’s start on Merseyside and the trends set by him during his time at City.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The fire was set by Marius van der Lubbe, a Dutch council Communist from Leiden, Netherlands, as a protest against the rise of fascism.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
As of late last month, the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Ysidro is now authorized to treat 35 million gallons of sewage a day — a goal that had already been set by International Boundary and Water Commission prior to the pact with Mexico.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Mark Carey did some deep analysis of Grealish’s start on Merseyside and the trends set by him during his time at City.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The fire was set by Marius van der Lubbe, a Dutch council Communist from Leiden, Netherlands, as a protest against the rise of fascism.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Set by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20by. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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