Example Sentences

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While KOSPI’s 127% year-to-date return has been setting the pace for stock markets globally, Taiwan, the other market with significant exposure to the AI theme, has performed extremely well also.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Pasqal, however, has been setting down roots in the country for a while, as a member of International Business Machines’

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been setting out her approach to helping people in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In April, Novartis said it would invest $50 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, and has been setting up domestic supply chains for its high-margin business of radioligand therapy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

I nod, even though my mother has been setting up shrines and praying for Pri’s father’s soul on the anniversary of his death each year.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi