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"set back to" is a correct and usable phrase in English.
It means to return something to a previous state or condition. Example: After the storm, our home was completely destroyed, but with the help of volunteers, we were able to set it back to its former beauty.
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My timer was set back to zero," he said.
It is then set back to its original value when the block hits another.
Stores were set back to allow pedestrians to pass, and to make room for benches.
"Now, the clock has been set back to zero," he said, with a scoffing laugh.
Portions of landslides with exposed parent material are set back to the initial stages of soil development and ecological succession.
The penthouse floor will be set back to lessen its visibility from the street.
It was as if the clock had been set back to the early days of occupation.
Each time participants awoke, the RefRN list was set back to wake RefRN targets.
Now, the full implementation here has been set back to between 2025 and 2028.
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Anquetil would ride the Hour at the Vigorelli again, after his compatriot Roger Rivière set back-to-back records in 1957 and 1958.
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