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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Tyce Porcher, Pole vault, King’s Academy junior: Fifth at 2A meet with 4.05m jump; set PR and school record in winning regional meet (4.20m) after returning from injury; also went to state in wrestling and placed in state weightlifting competition.—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025 The White House announced on Thursday that Trump had set a two-week deadline to decide whether the U.S. would strike Iran.—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Three Posts Marciano Adirondack, Set of Two Any piece with thousands of five-star ratings will catch our attention, including this set of two Adirondack chairs that are now more than half off.—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025 Some of the graduating sets of twins — all fraternal, not identical — have known each other since kindergarten, after their parents met through a local twins club.—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
Adjective
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
Days before the anniversary celebration, Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and John Kennedy (R-LA) expressed concern about the cost, which is estimated to fall between $25 million and $40 million.
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Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
The parade has been estimated to cost between $25 million to $45 million, The Army expected the parade to attract as many as 200,000 people.
Always, along the chain of hectic audience gossip, there was one person who decided to nip in the bud the talk about a too iconoclastic Beckett, and the relay to the estate was stopped; someone—more than one someone—who decided that Matthew and his crazy dreams were worth shielding.
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Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
Two of the officials said they were told the administration has decided to award the money.
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
Treasury holdings and access to SWIFT can be frozen at any time.
Haliburton put no weight on the leg and had his face wrapped in towels as he was taken to the Pacers’ locker room for evaluation.
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Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
Immigration arrests in Los Angeles have been headline news and the subject of legal disputes for the past few weeks, but Angelenos watching the drama play out on television and in their communities may be confused about who exactly is putting people in handcuffs and hauling them off.
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