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Discover Ludwig"to set off" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means "to separate" or "to distinguish (something) from something else." For example: I tried to set my business apart from the competition by offering more services.
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"I'm not allowed to set off fireworks".
It's going to set off a voter revolt.
We needed to set off a teenage rebellion.
The word "market" tends to set off a religious war.
It does not take much to set off the alarm.
He too tried to set off a bomb".
I am about to set off to Guantánamo Bay.
There hasn't been much to set off any ideological war".
I had to set off for the station.
That seemed to set off a price war, with many tickets falling below that price.
In his lawsuit, Mr. Funchess said there was no open flame to set off the blast.
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