as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money
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Parameters for age-appropriateness, along with the curriculum, would be set by the Tennessee Department of Education, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, according to the bill text.
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Amazon workers at seven warehouses walked out Thursday morning, launching a strike ahead of the holidays after Amazon failed to meet a bargaining deadline set by the Teamsters union representing the workers.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
Russia's Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, said that all the tasks set by the country's leadership for the military in 2024 have been completed, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
During these weeks the pollution levels for PM 2.5, smaller particles which can penetrate deep into the lungs, spiked to more than 70 times the health limits set by the World Health Organization.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Amazon workers at seven warehouses walked out Thursday morning, launching a strike ahead of the holidays after Amazon failed to meet a bargaining deadline set by the Teamsters union representing the workers.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
Russia's Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, said that all the tasks set by the country's leadership for the military in 2024 have been completed, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
During these weeks the pollution levels for PM 2.5, smaller particles which can penetrate deep into the lungs, spiked to more than 70 times the health limits set by the World Health Organization.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Honea was a long-time Marana resident who dedicated his life to public service, according to statement from the town.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Divided into two roughly equal parts, the film dedicates its first half to holidasy festivities that are same-as-ever, yet also repeatedly go off the rails a bit.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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As attackers continue to find innovative ways to infiltrate and expose company and user data, security vendors worldwide are devoting their efforts to designing, producing and adapting their solutions to safeguard this sensitive information.Michael Nicosia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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As such, Cheeseman could devote fulltime efforts as a member of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, known as PURA.Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Paywall-free reading of new articles and over a century of archives Unlock access to iOS/Android apps to save editions for offline reading Six issues a year in print and online, plus audio articles Already a subscriber?Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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In his heartbreak over the destruction of the natural world—and, thus, along with it, all other worlds there might be—Peter resigned himself to a belief, to the truth that there is nothing to be done to save us, that all is doomed and nothing really even matters.Chris Wallace, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Set by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20by. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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