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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Auckland are accustomed to being the imposing team and somewhat naively set up in their usual 4-3-3 formation against Bayern Munich, ready to go toe-to-toe with the German champions.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Often the trailer takes in very briefly a set up in an episode, but not the whole of the pay-off.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2025
These are set up in two rows; one is on a bluff overlooking the ocean, and the other is more inland.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
The first medical program for Japanese hibakusha was set up in the mid-fifties, in response to a distant accident.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Often the trailer takes in very briefly a set up in an episode, but not the whole of the pay-off.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2025
These are set up in two rows; one is on a bluff overlooking the ocean, and the other is more inland.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
The first medical program for Japanese hibakusha was set up in the mid-fifties, in response to a distant accident.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for set up in (something)
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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 26 Jun. 2025.
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