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have set

  • present perfect of set.

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Many have set up traps outside their homes, hanging sticky tape from trees and fences to trap the flies and reduce the size of the swarms.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Ministers have set aside £5m for this process.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Several big drugmakers have set their sights on China to secure rights for innovative ideas for medicines to treat cancer, obesity and other diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Beyond dramatically increasing the number of known gravitational wave events, GWTC-5 includes several observations that have set entirely new records for the field.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

She must have set out in this direction.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood