as in attacks
to take sudden, violent action against
without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road
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Recent Examples of sets on
Keep scrolling to see more Lego sets on sale during Target Circle Week.
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Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
In Shakir’s time on the field, which was unofficially 55 percent by our in-game counts, the Bills used him in three-receiver sets on all but two of his snaps.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Thirty minutes later, The Ataris and Left to Suffer open sets on the Jack Daniel’s Stage and DWPresents Stage.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
In Shakir’s time on the field, which was unofficially 55 percent by our in-game counts, the Bills used him in three-receiver sets on all but two of his snaps.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Thirty minutes later, The Ataris and Left to Suffer open sets on the Jack Daniel’s Stage and DWPresents Stage.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sets on
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With Pervis Estupinan or Davide Bartesaghi holding width on the left and No 9 Santiago Gimenez dragging defenders away, Pulisic attacks the gap between centre-back and full-back, arriving in stride rather than starting wide.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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If the person is untreated, the methanol metabolizes into formic acid, which attacks the optic nerve and nervous system, leading to blindness, organ failure or death within 48 hours.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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After a beat, Eilish is seen yanking herself away and storms off, surrounded by security with an angry scowl on her face.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kyle storms off and vows to find whoever is responsible.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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When Rashid wanders into the office, Vahid stops his call — there’s something about this man’s shuffle that strikes him as familiar.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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And with new content added weekly, there’s always something fresh to discover the next time inspiration strikes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Circle was the first in a trio of critical-of-the-Establishment films that also includes 2003’s Crimson Gold (about a mentally ill veteran who robs a jewelry store) and 2006’s Offside (in which a group of young women try to sneak into a soccer match).—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Diabetic eye disease robs sight from millions.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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