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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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Nevertheless it brought up Trump's 11th century at this year's World Championship, with the record of 16 in a single Crucible campaign, set by Stephen Hendry in 2002 and equalled by Mark Williams in 2022, now in his sights.

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Yet oil fires set by Iraq during the Gulf War in 1991, and recent environmental damage in the Gaza Strip, Ukraine and Syria indicate the limits of relying on treaties when there are no strong mechanisms to ensure compliance.

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Power completed the gruelling 340-mile route in three days 12 hours and eight minutes, smashing the previous record set by Mimi Anderson by more than three hours.

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Assefa beat the previous record, set by Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya in London last year, by 26 seconds.

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"The fees are set by the Department of Health, but increasingly, these fees just don't cover the cost of being open and providing service to our patients."

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