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• The Warriors set the pace the whole night, leading at the end of each quarter.
  — oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
• There are buttons in the handles to actuate steps and set the pace: fast walk, slow walk, climb steps, stop, etc.
  — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2023
• Taurus people stabilize the force of a new season and set the pace.
  — Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 11 June 2021
• Gardiner set the pace for much of the race, with Abramowicz following close behind with both runners far ahead of the rest of the field.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2022
• The heavy favorite entering Monday, Kipchoge set the pace from the start and was front and center in the lead pack for the majority of the race.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• The Celtics have fulfilled the promise to themselves to start fast, collect early wins, and set the pace in the Eastern Conference.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
• Tucker was satisfied to let friend and rival Alexis Frick of Celina set the pace and then took the lead at the halfway point.
  — Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2022
• West Virginia set the pace with an early 3-point shooting barrage and outhustled the Jayhawks to get key free throws in the end.
  — John Raby, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
• The Buckeyes continued to set the pace in the second period, forcing Bench to make a couple of saves on rushes in the first 1:25.
  — Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 21 Nov. 2020
• After the book is chosen, let children set the pace, choosing to read to each other as a family, in pairs, or alone.
  — Ruth A. Musgrave, National Geographic, 4 June 2020
• Derrick White drilled six 3-pointers and set the pace with 24 points, punishing the Heat time and again for leaving him open to send double-teams at Tatum.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
• Mobile Christian took control early on Saturday, scoring eight runs in the top of the first inning to set the pace.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 8 May 2021
• Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele set the pace with record-breaking 8-under 62s.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• The Golden State continues to set the pace for clean-vehicle regulation in the U.S.
  — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2023
• Playing three groups ahead of Stricker, the Scotsman also thrived in the conditions and set the pace by getting to 14-under for the tournament through 11 holes.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
• Then a road map is created to align priorities and resources in the short term, and set the pace for the organization.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
• Jason’s inside basket seconds after the opening tip set the pace.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
• The married couple has set the pace, avoiding any of the setbacks on foot, by vehicle or during the challenges that many of the teams have experienced so far.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
• How those two trends balance themselves out will likely set the pace for how many open positions employers can fill in the coming months.
  — Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 2 July 2021
• That will result in about 80 percent less greenhouse gases, the company says, and set the pace for an industry that has been a major polluter.
  — New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• Farley, chasing her first state title in track and field after three top-four finishes, set the pace and led the 800-meter run as the sun started to fade behind the trees at the Robert C. Haugh track and field complex.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
• For decades, international trade in goods and services set the pace of globalization.
  — Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2021
• As the most populous state, and with the world’s fifth-largest economy, California has been able to influence automobile makers and set the pace for the rest of the country.
  — New York Times, 15 Feb. 2022
• Judges are normally loath to set the pace of proceedings based on outside pressures, but in the cases involving Mr. Trump the courts have found themselves in an unusual bind.
  — Alan Feuer, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• Federal and state governments should ensure that tribes themselves drive the investigations and set the pace.
  — Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
• In a painstakingly slow process that has set the pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, small groups of sappers have often been getting down on their stomachs and crawling across minefields to clear a path for troops to advance.
  — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
• Meanwhile, offensively, Allie Cichocki set the pace by going 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.
  — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 20 Apr. 2021
• Growing evidence suggests breathing may set the pace for some of these oscillations.
  — Greg Miller, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
• What that was about is the new rhythm that will set the pace for summertime fun at a beloved seaside carousel that is so old that it once was powered by actual horses, carrying children at the dawn of electricity.
  — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2020
• And the first company to offer market solutions that comply with sustainability requirements will set the pace for the development of the industry for a long time to come.
  — Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jul 2024