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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The glossy pump set a sharp contrast against the skirt’s and shirt’s voluminous silhouettes.—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 The film, which is set in Northern India, didn’t receive a theatrical release in India due to censorship blocks, but had been set for an Indian streaming debut today, October 17, via Lionsgate Play.—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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The Lethal Weapon and Iron Man scribe has launched The Gauntlet, a competition that puts aspiring writers through a rigorous series of critiques and rewrites — sort of American Gladiators for the Final Draft set.—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025 The set-up, with its romantic tensions still cross-wired after all these years, seems promising.—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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The reveal of William's set visit comes just days after another major TV moment.—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 There is no set number of events BCA will do leading up to construction, Cherry said, but the center would like to engage with the surrounding neighborhoods, including emerging Black and brown artists in the Harambee neighborhood and around the city.—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for set
The university first acquired the site in 1967 with plans to build student housing, but after structures on the lot were bulldozed, the property sat vacant.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
So there’s no time to get entertained besides seeing things on your mobile phone or your laptop or sitting somewhere, waiting in a lounge.
While the right technique for cutting can go a long way, nothing will have quite as much impact on the longevity of your blooms than choosing the right time to hit your garden with a bucket of lukewarm water and your sharpest shears in hand.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
In Pullman’s world, evil is overcome by people choosing truth over lies, action over apathy and empathy over hate, every single day.
Price contends the Jameson portion of the USGS report is outdate and inaccurate, pointing to a much more recent 2025 third-party review from Sproule ERCE energy consultants that estimates the Jameson basin could hold 9 billion net barrels of recoverable crude oil.
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Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
The first collision was estimated to have occurred at a speed of around 37 mph.
Last month, the Cabinet approved a package of new subsidies aimed at boosting births, including a one-time cash allowance of NT$30,000 (about US$3,320) per newborn.
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Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
To this end, the firm leveraged its own talents and art departments for the campaigns and aims to further boost the appeal of the products by encouraging their use in models’ off-duty moments.
Economists warn the incoming administration faces immediate challenges, including securing fuel supplies and building coalitions in a fragmented legislature.
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Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
Since the city incentivized the private haulers to offer better deals by softening some recycling requirements, the pace of customers securing new service has accelerated, Bauer said.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
Simply assemble and bake according to the instructions before freezing.
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Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
As temperatures are forecast to plummet to as low as 21 degrees Fahrenheit, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued freeze warnings for parts of Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Oregon on Saturday and Sunday.
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