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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For this game, the six competitors were each set up in different rooms of the BB house, where they were tasked with stacking interlocking puzzle pieces shaped like different candies and sweets.
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Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2024
In Philadelphia, Little Free(dom) Libraries were set up in various locations to provide access to Black stories.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 19 Sep. 2024
The scholarship was set up in 2012 in memory of The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain actor Heath Ledger, who passed away in January 2008.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
It was set up in 2020 by two lifelong friends — Lahiru Perera, a graduate of Ireland’s prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School, and Don Ranasinghe, a veteran of the U.K. bar and club scene.
—Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
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Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2024
In Philadelphia, Little Free(dom) Libraries were set up in various locations to provide access to Black stories.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 19 Sep. 2024
The scholarship was set up in 2012 in memory of The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain actor Heath Ledger, who passed away in January 2008.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
It was set up in 2020 by two lifelong friends — Lahiru Perera, a graduate of Ireland’s prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School, and Don Ranasinghe, a veteran of the U.K. bar and club scene.
—Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
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