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I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money.
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Justice Department attorney Andrew Warden suggested the slower approach set by Menendez was appropriate.
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Hayley Walker, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Health care costs have risen dramatically faster than the spending cap set by TABOR, which in turn throttles other aspects of the state budget.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Because the law firm exceeded the maximum amount set by the Commissioners Court in June by $75,289, county staff had to get approval to pay Public Interest Legal Foundation the remainder.
—Rachel Royster
january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Yet the Fed doesn’t directly control mortgage rates, which are set by financial markets.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Hayley Walker, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Health care costs have risen dramatically faster than the spending cap set by TABOR, which in turn throttles other aspects of the state budget.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Because the law firm exceeded the maximum amount set by the Commissioners Court in June by $75,289, county staff had to get approval to pay Public Interest Legal Foundation the remainder.
—Rachel Royster
january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Yet the Fed doesn’t directly control mortgage rates, which are set by financial markets.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Set by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20by. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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