setup

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“The result is a more fragile setup: positioning can drift higher in calm markets, but is increasingly exposed to rapid de-risking, pointing to weaker support and rising downside risk from systematic flows,” Barclays said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Between the musty setup and saccharine score, it’s the film equivalent of a bowl of stale candies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“It was a true major championship setup in terms of how difficult it was, how penalizing it was,” Rai said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Writing in Advanced Photonics, the scientists described an experimental setup that uses sunlight as the only pump source for SPDC.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

This is a setup to get me away from Aunt Pooh.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas