set up shop
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Such entrepreneurial packaging serves as a Trojan horse for scammers wanting to set up shop without drawing unwanted attention – and allows them to perpetrate their fraud more effectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The civil war has seeded instability across Myanmar, creating fertile ground for organised crime groups running transnational scam operations to set up shop in fortified compounds, according to monitors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
La Roja landed in America over a month ago and set up shop at a ritzy private school in Chattanooga, Tenn. of all places.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In 2020, India's National Education Policy announced that foreign universities would be allowed in the country and rules were notified in 2023, creating a legal mechanism for these institutions to set up shop.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
According to Meeks, all kinds of people set up shop in the Central Port, using a network of catwalks and rickety wooden planks to connect their barges and narrow boats.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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