set about
Used with the sense of about.
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While contemptible SCOTUS conservatives blithely insist racial gerrymandering is not racist at all, southern legislators gleefully set about dismantling black voting power and any representation in Congress.🙄 More na…
Got a little bored today. Set about making a table leg using a curtain pole. The unit is a tad unstable when chopping potatoes. Not anymore! Then polished the Douglas Special for Retro Rides on Sunday. He'll be on t…
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Used with the sense of about.
“While contemptible SCOTUS conservatives blithely insist racial gerrymandering is not racist at all, southern legislators gleefully set about dismantling black voting power and any representation in Congress.🙄 More nauseating Republican hypocrisy.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Got a little bored today. Set about making a table leg using a curtain pole. The unit is a tad unstable when chopping potatoes. Not anymore! Then polished the Douglas Special for Retro Rides on Sunday. He'll be on the Copacetic stand with @denialvibes.bsky.social”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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