one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience
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Trump has set a July 9 deadline for imposing reciprocal tariffs, but trade talks have run into obstacles including discussions over duties on farm goods, steel and car parts.—Jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 Your little patriot can celebrate Independence Day in style with this two-piece tank and shorts set.—Christopher Murray
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Around the same time that these questions began bubbling up, another set of observations from the rock record thickened the plot of the squiggles.—Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025 On June 27 the radiant will be visible above the horizon for the entire night, but will be at its highest before the sun sets, making the post-dusk hours the best time to scour the sky for elusive meteors, per stargazing website in-the-sky.org.—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 June 2025
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At least in most cases, though, the ball actually follows a relatively set trajectory.—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2025 Festival organizers respected the lineup’s schedule, with set changes taking place with minute precision and without interruption.—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for set
But former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came up to sit next to her.
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Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
When the outdoor cooling station opened on Friday, White drove by to find no chairs for people to sit and no signage letting people know the cooling station was there.
Forbes estimates Leener’s sponsorships for F1 have brought in at least $40 million, covering a significant part of a production budget that may be as high as $300 million.
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Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years.
Transporter 14's upper stage proceeded to deploy its payloads and release a plume of rocket propellant prior to re-entering Earth's atmosphere, which quickly froze and reflected sunlight, becoming visible to eagle-eyed stargazers in Europe.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 June 2025
Instead of securing the cooperation of European allies in the negotiations, however, Trump has frozen them out.
Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.
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Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Why put yourself in the position of being a foreigner in Trump’s America?
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