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The phrase "set in train" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to initiate, start, or set in motion a series of events or actions. Example: The new CEO's bold decisions set in train a series of changes that ultimately led to the company's success.
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It set in train a painful collapse.
It set in train a church investigation.
But there are more profound changes set in train.
With the name Bergoglio, we knew some decisive changes had been set in train.
But the political uncertainty his actions have set in train may endure much longer.
The launch of the single currency has set in train a huge reshuffling of portfolios.
Skimping on maintenance and security helps set in train a cycle of neglect.
He also, perhaps unwittingly, set in train the genesis of another composer's opera.
All this was set in train by the Postal Services Act of 2011.
That set in train what became known as the Nov. 15 agreement.
And so his immortal book, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, was set in train.
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