sets down

present tense third-person singular of set down
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as in sits
to cause to sit down set the toddler down in her seat

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as in considers
to think of in a particular way early in the campaign, voters set the senator down as an opportunist, and the perception stuck

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Recent Examples of sets down Alcaraz, 22, came from two sets down to beat Sinner, 24, in the Roland Garros final, and the Italian returned the favor by beating the Spaniard in four sets in the Wimbledon final. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Back in June, Alcaraz mounted a historic comeback after being two sets down and facing three championship points against Sinner in one of the greatest men’s French Open finals ever. Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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  • This upholstered bed sits close to the ground, delivering a modern look and a more spacious feel to your bedroom.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The increase lifted his total fortune to $393 billion, ahead of Musk who sits at $385 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The accounts team logs in right on time, and the stupid dance of platitudes that precedes every meeting at every company around the world begins.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In chat logs James shared with CNN, the conversation with ChatGPT is expansive and philosophical.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The 90/10 skew is designed to reflect what Morningstar considers the modern asset universe, which is one where opportunities are expanding in the private markets and companies such as OpenAI and Stripe are able to stay private for longer.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, tax framework complexity considers aspects of how the tax laws are being enforced, such as tax law enactment, tax guidance, tax payment and filing systems, tax audits, and how corporations can appeal tax decisions.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Just days into his Senate campaign, James Talarico is making his Christian faith a centerpiece of what will be an uphill battle to strip one of Texas’s Senate seats out of the hands of Republicans.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Cubs designated hitter Moisés Ballesteros ripped his first career home run right at Rizzo, who stepped up on top of the bleacher seats to make a play.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Toward the end of the colonial period, portrait photography records yet another cultural shift.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • But Timothy regards what happened as a toxic betrayal.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The North Korean leadership regards such dependence as burdensome, especially regarding China.
    Andrei Lankov, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
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  • Carlota sees Cherry hiding it, and puts it back in Laura’s room.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Legacy of frog gigging still puts food on the table.
    Jake Allen, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • But her initial comments, made Monday in light of the Charlie Kirk assassination, set off a bipartisan backlash and calls for her resignation.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Budd’s plan calls for giving judges and magistrates more freedom to initiate their own mental health commitment proceedings.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025

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