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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Much of California is set for its first heat wave of the season and several parts of the state could experience record-high temperatures, weather experts predict.—Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 May 2025 In February, 17-year-old Anthony Sanchez was killed in a high-speed crash that set ablaze the car was in.—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
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Other products include its own set of Nova models, Trainium chips, a shopping chatbot, and a marketplace for third-party models called Bedrock.—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 May 2025 The set opens with 34,500 pure purchases, according to Luminate.—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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In a set visit by Bart Mills published around the film’s release, Robinson, then 43, did an interview from his office at Shepperton Studios outside London.—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 Unlike in past years, there is no set prize for this year's winner, but Kevin is thinking about getting a gift card to a baby store, so newborn reaps the benefits of the bet.—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for set
In one photo shared by professional boxer and MMA fighter Jose Andres Cortes, Swift and Kelce could be seen sitting side by side in a booth at the restaurant.
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Natasha Dye,
People.com,
26 May 2025
Toth spent hours removing that woman’s stitches and staples while sitting on a milk crate in a public park.
That proposal submitted by Polk Stanley Wilcox was estimated to cost at least $136,000; the optional inclusion of the shock wires would have added approximately $55,000 to the total price.
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Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
Daniel Villaseñor, a spokesman for the governor, said Newsom was concerned about the program’s potential costs for small businesses and families, which a state analysis estimated could run an extra $300 per year per household.
As mentioned above, there are myriad factors—international transportation bottlenecks, natural disasters and supplier insolvency, among others—that need to be considered simultaneously in real time to decide what’s best for the business.
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Sadagopan S,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
But given a chance to keep the cash that Biden had sent the State flowing, Trump has decided to throttle it back.
In parallel, the Trump administration has reportedly frozen more than $2 billion in research grants to elite universities, including Harvard, citing alleged violations of federal directives related to antisemitism and national security, NPR reported.
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Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
As the Trump administration freezes and slashes billions of dollars in research funding, meddles with curricula, and threatens international students’ ability to study in the US, governments, universities and research institutions in Canada, Europe and Asia are racing to attract fleeing talent.
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