get set
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Delta expects the top line to keep climbing in the final stretch of 2025, providing an upbeat readout of holiday travel as other airlines get set to report earnings over the coming weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Most of Mr. Rush’s records get set at his home, with volunteers helping out, carefully recording the event.
From NewsForKids.net • Oct. 31, 2024
Can he give himself the chance to get set at the crease?
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024
After April, it won’t happen again until 2045, but get set for six full minutes of totality.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
“This certainly isn’t the easiest thing to get set up, is it?”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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