set by

Idioms

Put aside for future use, as in She had shelves and shelves of cans set by for some imagined food emergency. [Late 1500s] Also see set aside, def. 1; set store by.

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set by

But mining associations filed suit, claiming that the standards set by the government to measure compliance are too stringent.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The airy set, by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams, evokes the mouth-watering, gauzy splendor of the houses in Nancy Meyers movies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

And yet they keep buying Treasurys anyway, keeping yields relatively close to the short-term interest rates set by the Federal Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Schools may charge a service or convenience fee for using PayPal or Venmo, according to PayPal, and that fee is set by each school and its respective platform partner.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

I was hopeful, for I knew how great a store he set by reason.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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