setbacks
- plural of setback.
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Appeared in the April 7, 2026, print edition as 'Report Cites Long Setbacks for AI-Displaced Workers'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Setbacks are common course in the history of the U.S. space program.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025
"Setbacks were generally not dramatic compared to 2022, instead reflecting a steady erosion that has been underway for years," the report added.
From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023
“The subject is anything but closed for me. Setbacks only make you stronger.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Setbacks, however discouraging at first, must not, under any circumstances, cause them to deviate from the path they are so devotedly and determinedly pursuing.
From Unfolding Destiny by Shoghi Effendi
