set up in (something)
phrasal verb
set up in (something); setting up in (something); sets up in (something)
: to start one's own business
He set up in business after finishing college.
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The top flight of the women’s game in England was set up in 2011 as an eight-team closed league with no promotion or relegation.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The large, open room is bustling, and tables are set up in an L formation in the back for a lunch station, where a small fleet of women pauses after setting up.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
The requirement was set up in the flurry of Day 1 executive orders issued by the Trump administration.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Payment system security The CFPB was set up in 2010 to protect consumers after lax mortgage rules and other industry practices led to the financial crisis of 2008.
—Adam Smith, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The large, open room is bustling, and tables are set up in an L formation in the back for a lunch station, where a small fleet of women pauses after setting up.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
The requirement was set up in the flurry of Day 1 executive orders issued by the Trump administration.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Payment system security The CFPB was set up in 2010 to protect consumers after lax mortgage rules and other industry practices led to the financial crisis of 2008.
—Adam Smith, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for set up in (something)
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“Set up in (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20up%20in%20%28something%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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