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place setting

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as in setting

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Recent Examples of place setting Then feathers started showing up in places where there were no birds or, at an outdoor dinner, landing on her place setting and no one else’s. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026 Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers. — Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026 Hot chocolate candy cane sticks can be made days or weeks beforehand, and left at each place setting for a fun touch. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025 Add Spode Christmas bread and butter plates to each place setting. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for place setting

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To avoid missing a payment in the first place, Rose recommends turning on autopay in your credit card's online account or app settings.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The settings screen contains buttons for controlling the lights, motion detection, and motion alerts.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026

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In the current setup, teams select players that other teams leave unprotected and then must carry that player on their big-league roster for a full year.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
To begin, park at the Merry-Go-Round Lot 1 or nearby, keeping in mind that sometimes parking lots in the area close for setup and equipment for Shakespeare in the Park.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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Precious metals like gold and silver can quickly become discolored by skin care and styling products, and pearls are also extremely sensitive to them.

— Larissa Ratschkowski, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
Mirroring the look of King’s footwear, Osaka sported a metallic silver pleated top with a mock neckline and no sleeves.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026

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