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a change in status for the worse usually temporarily
- the colonists persevered despite suffering setbacks that would have discouraged lesser souls
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“Setback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setback. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of setback was in 1600
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