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setbacks

  • plural
    of setback.
    setback
    noun
    a check to progress; a reverse or defeat.

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There were some setbacks, of course, as Parton built up her assorted businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

He rarely suffered severe injuries but had to deal with regular setbacks for a couple of years, and often in inopportune times.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

In the mid-1980s, Parton suffered a number of setbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The negative response to the Alibaba fundraising coincided with setbacks for other luminaries in the AI buildout.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

But wars can also deal devastating setbacks to technological development.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond