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  1. set backs: Collins English Dictionary
  2. set-backs: Wordnik

(Note: See set_back as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (set back)

verb:  (transitive) To delay or obstruct.
verb:  (transitive) To remove from or allow distance.
verb:  (transitive) To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To cost money.
verb:  To reverse, go backwards.
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