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A man has been arrested and charged with conspiring to set off a bomb at Heathrow airport.

The fishing boat was in trouble in the storm, so the captain set off a flare to call for help.

The lost hikers went to the top of a hill and set off a flare, hoping someone would see the flash of light and rescue them.

We loaded all the gear on the boat and set off for a day of salmon fishing.

He lifted his pack onto his shoulders, and set off down the trail.

In 1957, the United States set off its first underground nuclear test in a mountain tunnel in the remote desert 100 miles from Las Vegas.

In 1957, the United States set off its first underground nuclear test in a mountain tunnel in the remote desert 100 miles from Las Vegas.

The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.

The mountaineers set off, paying no heed to the severe blizzard.

Set off right now.

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