set up in (something)
phrasal verb
set up in (something); setting up in (something); sets up in (something)
: to start one's own business
He set up in business after finishing college.
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McTavish set up in the slot to redirect a high shot from Cutter Gauthier for his sixth goal of the season and his second on the power play.
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Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
Crash follows martial law declaration and impeachment A large memorial has been set up in a county gym about 5 miles from the crash site, where people including acting President Choi came to pay respects.
—Ju-Min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
And when the outcome is slow, ponderous and predictable, the risk to set up in that shape becomes even less worth taking.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
In 1998, an action concept The Mark was set up in a seven-figure deal at Universal with Will Smith attached to star and Steven Spielberg eying to direct.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
Crash follows martial law declaration and impeachment A large memorial has been set up in a county gym about 5 miles from the crash site, where people including acting President Choi came to pay respects.
—Ju-Min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
And when the outcome is slow, ponderous and predictable, the risk to set up in that shape becomes even less worth taking.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
In 1998, an action concept The Mark was set up in a seven-figure deal at Universal with Will Smith attached to star and Steven Spielberg eying to direct.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Set up in (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20up%20in%20%28something%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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