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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Golden Days, which will help transform the settlement into a social hub for seniors, will pilot in late fall and be fully set up in 2026.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The father of three founded the business in 1998 and ran several other businesses, as well as the charity The McMillan Family Trust, set up in 2007, per BBC News and The Telegraph.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 July 2025
Verstappen’s car was set up in anticipation of the rain, and so the topic of wet-weather racing came into the spotlight again.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 July 2025
The Iowa Wine Experience is set up in the barn, and the wine slushies were slurpily refreshing.
—Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The father of three founded the business in 1998 and ran several other businesses, as well as the charity The McMillan Family Trust, set up in 2007, per BBC News and The Telegraph.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 July 2025
Verstappen’s car was set up in anticipation of the rain, and so the topic of wet-weather racing came into the spotlight again.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 July 2025
The Iowa Wine Experience is set up in the barn, and the wine slushies were slurpily refreshing.
—Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
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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 10 Aug. 2025.
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