set up shop
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Dozens of new private and microschools have set up shop in the state in recent years, fueled by the roughly $5,400 the Hope Scholarship offers each student to pay tuition.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Amazon Music and A.I.-focused ecommerce startups Queen One and Autonomous Technologies all set up shop at a Williamsburg waterfront building with floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
It originally set up shop in 2015 in an industrial corner of Gardena, near a pet cemetery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The main export hub is the Pacific state of Jalisco, dubbed the "Mexican Silicon Valley," where an ecosystem of global industry giants and tech startups have set up shop, Flores said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
It was once the groom’s cottage, but Dilly has set up shop here.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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